The overall goal of the Lunar Prospector (LP) Mission was to performglobal mapping of the Moon in order to better understand the Moon'sorigin, evolution, current state, and resources.  Specifically, LPmapped the surface abundances of key elements (U, Th, K, O, Si, Mg,Fe, Ti, Ca, Al, Gd, Sm, and H).  As part of the elemental abundancemapping, LP determined that water ice exists in permanently shadowedareas near the lunar poles.  LP made high-resolution measurements ofthe near-side crustal gravity field and measured long-wavelengthgravity anomalies for the entire Moon.  LP provided globalmeasurements of lunar crustal magnetic fields and the induced dipolemoment.  LP also attempted to determine the frequency and location ofgas release events, as one of the major sources of the thin lunaratmosphere.