urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.lunar_crater_observation_and_sensing_satellite 2.2 1.22.0.0 Product_Context LCROSS LCROSS LUNAR CRATER OBSERVATION AND SENSING SATELLITE 2026-07-07 2.2 Removed duplicate Internal_Reference entries from Reference_List. Also corrected a data error: the reference to urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:vsp.lcross had reference_type investigation_to_target, but vsp.lcross is an instrument, not a target; corrected to investigation_to_instrument. 2024-08-08 2.0 Major changes per PDS Editorial Working Group efforts. 2019-01-03 1.1 Per "Guide toPDS4 Context Products" v1.3, - changed all lidvid_reference to lid_reference - changed target LIDs to new formation rule 2016-10-01 1.0 extracted metadata from PDS3 catalog and modified to comply with PDS4 Information Model 2024-10-22 2.1 Adding missing "instrument" references. Description updated. urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:vsp.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:facility:observatory.apache_point investigation_to_facility urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:apache_point.arc3m5 investigation_to_telescope urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:apache_point.arc3m5.agile investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:facility:observatory.magdalena_ridge investigation_to_facility urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:magdalena_ridge.mro2m4 investigation_to_telescope urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:magdalena_ridge.mro2m4.photdoc_camera investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:magdalena_ridge.mro2m4.photgjon_camera investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:facility:observatory.mmt investigation_to_facility urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:mmt.single_mirror6m5 investigation_to_telescope urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mmt.single_mirror6m5.ccd47 investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mmt.single_mirror6m5.clio investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.lcross investigation_to_instrument_host urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mir1.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mir2.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:nir1.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:nir2.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:nsp1.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:nsp2.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:tlp.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:vis.lcross investigation_to_instrument urn:nasa:pds:context:target:satellite.earth.moon investigation_to_target urn:nasa:pds:context_support:description:lcross_description investigation_to_document Detailed documentation about this context product. 10.1007/s11214-012-9880-6 Colaprete, A., et al., An Overview of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), Space Sci. Rev. (2012), 167:3-22. LCROSS overview. 10.1007/s11214-011-9753-4 Ennico, K., et al., The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) payload development and performance in flight, Space Sci. Rev. (2012), 167:23-69. LCROSS payload development and performance. 10.1007/s11214-011-9759-y Heldmann, J. L., et al., LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) observation campaign: Strategies, implementation, and lessons learned, Space Sci. Rev. (2012), 167:93-140. LCROSS observation campaign. NASA, LCROSS Mission Page. 7 Sept. 2023. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lcross/ Official NASA LCROSS mission page. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite Mission 2009-06-18 2009-10-09 LCROSS launched as a secondary payload with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) on June 18, 2009. After trans-lunar injection, LRO separated and performed its mission. The LCROSS Shepherding Spacecraft (SSC) remained attached to the spent Atlas upper stage, called the Centaur. Over 112 days, the Shepherding Spacecraft adjusted the Centaur's course to bring it to an impact within the Cabeus Crater near the South Pole of the moon. It impacted on October 9, 2009. LCROSS used the Centaur as a 2300 kg kinetic impactor with more than 200 times the energy of the Lunar Prospector (LP) impact to excavate more than 250 metric tons of lunar regolith. The resulting ejecta cloud was observed from a number of Lunar-orbital and Earth-based assets, and the LCROSS spacecraft. After releasing the Centaur, the SSC flew toward the impact plume, sending real-time data to characterize the morphology, evolution and composition of the plume with a suite of cameras and spectrometers. The SSC then became a 700 kg impactor itself, providing a second opportunity to study the nature of the Lunar Regolith.