Q459399

The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. The mission was conceived as a low-cost means of determining the nature of hydrogen detected at the polar regions of the Moon. Launched immediately after discovery of lunar water by Chandrayaan-1, the main LCROSS mission objective was to further explore the presence of water in the form of ice in a permanently shadowed crater near a lunar polar region. It was successful in confirming water in the southern lunar crater Cabeus.

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2009 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
LCROSS Shepherding Spacecraft, LCROSS S-S/C, Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, Shepherding Spacecraft, S-S/C
former entity, space probe, United Launch Alliance, Eagle-0, 

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Location: -84.719, -49.61, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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2009-06-18T00:00:00Z

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

2009 LCROSS

2009-06-18T00:00:00Z

2009-06-18T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

lunar impact

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LCROSS Centaur 1

LCROSS Centaur 2

LCROSS 1

LCROSS 2

LCROSS - Shepherding Spacecraft

LCROSS Centaur Sep

LCROSS separated

LCROSS prior to separation

LCROSS Centaur

LCROSS LRO being prepared for fairing installation

• NASA : Lancement réussi des sondes LRO et LCROSS - Wikinews article, French, 2009

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		LCROSS Centaur 1		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS Centaur 2		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS 1		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS 2		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS - Shepherding Spacecraft		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS Centaur Sep		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS separated		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS prior to separation		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS Centaur		Commons
commons	image		LCROSS LRO being prepared for fairing installation		Commons