Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has discovered over 200 deep pits on the Moon that could not only provide scientists with deeper insights into the geology of our largest satellite, but could also be used as sites for future Lunar outposts.
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NASA, using images taken from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released a 680 gigapixel interactive mosaic of the Moon's north polar region with a resolution of one pixel to 6.5 ft (2 m).
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NASA has released images and findings from the LRO, which witnessed the GRAIL spacecraft as they struck the Moon.
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High art met high tech as NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) received an image of the Mona Lisa via laser.
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ScienceIt’s time to pull out the old red/cyan 3D glasses with high-resolution stereo images of the lunar surface beamed back from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter being used to create anaglyphs.
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NASA has released new low-altitude photos of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites, that show details such as the astronauts' foot paths.
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ScienceNew data has revealed that the lunar soil within shadowy craters is rich in useful materials, and that the moon is chemically active and has a water cycle.
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ScienceThe moon is shrinking according to a team analyzing new images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
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ScienceNASA has located a Soviet lunar rover that was lost on the moon 40 years ago.
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Even at 238,000 miles away, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) keeps in touch with the Earth 24 hours a day, transmitting 461GB of data per day at speeds of to 100Mb/s.