Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as essential for planning NASA's future human and robotic missions to the Moon. Its detailed mapping program is identifying safe landing sites, locating potential resources on the Moon, characterizing the radiation environment, and demonstrating new technologies.

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Microchip panel for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO during testing at NASA

LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) - NARA - 17394094 (page 2)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center - DPLA - 1e9a678e4bab369ec2d19aa1f602269a

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft - SOLAR PANEL INSTALL - DPLA - 57d6f4a8cbdb512922c2a01d6cdbd31b

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center -ORBIT INSERTION BLDG 32 MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER - DPLA - b77c5d8a2416a6ffee2ee9a490c21353

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center -ORBIT INSERTION BLDG 32 MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER - DPLA - b4e7c112db9208cbb1aa0d3462e323a9

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing - DPLA - 6ab136195d63a57810eae8ba33d32d7d

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft LCROSS IMPACT EVENT at Goddard Space Flight Center - DPLA - 20181ceed7cc8eaef918973b6c53884f

• Recent extensional tectonics on the Moon revealed by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera^@ article by Thomas R. Watters et al published 19 February 2012 in Nature Geoscience
• LROC Observations of the Marius Hills^@ conference paper published in 2010
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter snaps test pictures^@ journal article; published in Nature on 2009-7
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter snaps test pictures^@ journal article; published in Nature on 2009-7
• Procedure for processing LRO WAC monochromatic images with ISIS 3 for photogeologic purposes^@ instructions for processing Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's monochromatic Wide Angle Camera images with USGS Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers
• The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission – Six years of science and exploration at the Moon^@ scholarly article published in 'Icarus' in July 2016
• Update on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: The Instrument Suite and Mission^@ conference paper published in 2007
• Editorial Introduction: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, part II^@ scholarly article
• Regolith Characterization Using LROC NAC Digital Elevation Models of Small Lunar Craters^@ conference paper published in 2012
• New Discoveries and Objectives of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Extended Mission: Volcanism and Interior^@ conference paper published in 2019
• LRO Targeting of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits^@ conference paper published in 2009
• Lunar cosmic ray radiation environments during Luna and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter missions^@ scientific article
• Targeting the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Narrow Angle Cameras: Target Sources and Selection Strategy^@ conference paper published in 2009
• Experiment LEND of the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for high-resolution mapping of neutron emission of the Moon.^@ scientific article published on August 2008
• The Global Distribution of Lunar Light Plains From the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera^@ article by H. M. Meyer et al published January 2020 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets
• The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Investigation on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission^@ article
• NASA : Lancement réussi des sondes LRO et LCROSS^@ Wikinews article
• Orbit determination of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter^@ article by Erwan Mazarico et al published 8 September 2011 in Journal of Geodesy
• Inflight Calibration of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Wide Angle Camera^@ article by P. Mahanti et al published 25 September 2015 in Space Science Reviews
• Pre-flight and On-orbit Geometric Calibration of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera^@ article by E. J. Speyerer et al published 1 August 2014 in Space Science Reviews
• Impact Melt Properties and Characteristics as Observed with the LROC Narrow Angle Cameras^@ conference paper published in 2011
• The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) Technology Demonstration^@ article
• Traverse Planning Using Elevation Models Derived from LROC NAC Images^@ conference paper published in 2013
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Instrument Overview^@ article by M. S. Robinson et al published January 2010 in Space Science Reviews
• The transition from complex craters to multi-ring basins on the Moon: Quantitative geometric properties from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data^@ scholarly article
• Preface: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter^@ article by John W. Keller et al published December 2017 in Icarus
• LROC Views the Constellation Regions of Interest: Science and Exploration Observations^@ conference paper published in 2010
• What New Can LRO Tell Us About Lunar Thermal Evolution, Interior Structure and Dynamics?^@ conference paper published in 2009
• Evidence of recent thrust faulting on the Moon revealed by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera^@ scientific article published on August 2010
• Size Frequency Distributions of Blocks on Lunar Volcanic Landforms: Results from LROC - conference paper published in 2011 (Q1860)
• Physical constraints on impact melt properties from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera images - scientific article (Q1860)
• Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector for the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - article by I. G. Mitrofanov et al published 19 December 2009 in Space Science Reviews (Q1860)
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): Observations for Lunar Exploration and Science - article by Richard Vondrak et al published January 2010 in Space Science Reviews (Q1860)
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview: The Instrument Suite and Mission - article by Gordon Chin et al published 4 May 2007 in Space Science Reviews (Q1860)
• Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, Issue 118 - issue published in 2009 (English)
• Defining Long-Duration Traverses of Lunar Volcanic Complexes with LROC NAC Images - conference paper published in 2016 (Q1860)
• Preparing to Scout the Next Frontier: Hardware and Operational Constraints Encountered During Targeting of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Narrow Angle Cameras - conference paper published in 2009 (Q1860)
• LROC Targeting of Lunar Domes, Cones, and Associated Volcanic Features - conference paper published in 2009 (Q1860)
• New observational evidence of global seismic effects of basin‐forming impacts on the Moon from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter data - scientific article published in 2012
• Evidence for exposed water ice in the Moon’s south polar regions from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ultraviolet albedo and temperature measurements - article by Paul O. Hayne et al published July 2015 in Icarus
• The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Laser Ranging Investigation - article by Maria T. Zuber et al published 16 May 2009 in Space Science Reviews (Q1860)
• Free space laser communication experiments from Earth to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in lunar orbit - scientific article published on January 28, 2013 (Q1860)
• Free space laser communication experiments from Earth to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in lunar orbit - scientific article published on January 28, 2013 (Q1860)
• Free space laser communication experiments from Earth to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in lunar orbit - scientific article published on January 28, 2013 (Q1860)
• Free space laser communication experiments from Earth to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in lunar orbit - scientific article published on January 28, 2013 (Q1860)
• Orbit determination of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Status after Seven Years - scientific article published on 12 October 2017
• LROC NAC Photometric Analysis: A Global Solution and Local Applications - conference paper published in 2014 (Q1860)
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Science Targeting Meeting - book published in 2009 (English)
• A Review of Lunar Polar Illumination Studies Using Clementine, SMART-1, Kaguya and LRO Data - conference paper published in 2011 (Q1860)
• Impact Melts at Glushko Crater — LROC Revelations - conference paper published in 2015 (Q1860)
• Simultaneous laser ranging and communication from an Earth-based satellite laser ranging station to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in lunar orbit - scholarly article published 19 March 2013
• Clarification of sources of material returned by Luna 24 spacecraft based on analysis of new images of the landing site taken by lunar reconnaissance orbiter - article by A. T. Basilevsky et al published 23 May 2013 in Geochemistry International
• Assessing the Relationship Between Absolute Age and Surface Roughness with LROC - conference paper published in 2016 (Q1860)
• Morphometry of Lunar Volcanic Domes from LROC - conference paper published in 2011 (Q1860)
• Controlled LROC Narrow Angle Camera High Resolution Mosaics - conference paper published in 2014 (Q1860)
• The New View of the Moon: Redefining Future Surface Exploration Using the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - conference paper published in 2016 (Q1860)
• Mapping the Apollo 17 landing site area based on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera images and Apollo surface photography - scientific article published on 15 May 2012
• CRaTER: The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation Experiment on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission - article by H. E. Spence et al published January 2010 in Space Science Reviews (Q1860)
• LROC NAC Photometry: Preliminary Results and Relative Reflectance of Small Impact Melt Deposits - conference paper published in 2015 (Q1860)
• Characterization of previously unidentified lunar pyroclastic deposits using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera data - scholarly article (Q1860)

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commons	image		Microchip panel for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)		Commons
commons	image		Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO during testing at NASA		Commons
commons	image		LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) - NARA - 17394094 (page 2)		Commons
commons	image		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center - DPLA - 1e9a678e4bab369ec2d19aa1f602269a		Commons
commons	image		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft - SOLAR PANEL INSTALL - DPLA - 57d6f4a8cbdb512922c2a01d6cdbd31b		Commons
commons	image		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center -ORBIT INSERTION BLDG 32 MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER - DPLA - b77c5d8a2416a6ffee2ee9a490c21353		Commons
commons	image		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft at Goddard Space Flight Center -ORBIT INSERTION BLDG 32 MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER - DPLA - b4e7c112db9208cbb1aa0d3462e323a9		Commons
commons	image		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing - DPLA - 6ab136195d63a57810eae8ba33d32d7d		Commons
commons	image		NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft LCROSS IMPACT EVENT at Goddard Space Flight Center - DPLA - 20181ceed7cc8eaef918973b6c53884f		Commons