Friday, May 22, 2009

NASA | LRO: Mapping the Future




The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is the first mission in NASA's planned return to the moon. LRO is an unmanned mission to create the comprehensive atlas of the moon's features and resources necessary to design all future lunar exploration efforts. LRO focuses on the selection of safe landing sites, identification of lunar resources and the study of how lunar radiation will affect humans.

Some lunar elevation provided by JAXA/SELENE.

For more info: http://www.nasa.gov/LRO

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