Instrument Host Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.lro::1.3
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| NAME |
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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Spacecraft
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was launched in 2009 along with its companion spacecraft, the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), into a direct insertion trajectory to the Moon. It orbits the Moon in a polar orbit. LRO includes several science instruments as part of its payload: Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER), Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment (DLRE), Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP), Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND), Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA), and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC).
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| REFERENCES |
Chin, G., et al., Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview: The Instrument Suite and Mission, Space Sci. Rev. 129:391-419, 2007.
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