Feb 5, 2024 · LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) was the first U.S. mission to the Moon in over 10 years. LRO created a 3D map of the Moon, as part of a program to identify future landing sites and resources – including deposits of water ice shadowed in polar craters.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. [6] [7] Data collected by LRO have been described as essential for planning NASA's future human and robotic missions to the Moon. [8]

Jan 22, 2024 · NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was the first U.S. mission to the Moon in over 10 years. LRO’s primary goal was to make a 3D map of the Moon’s surface from lunar polar orbit. LRO continues to orbit the Moon.

Nov 6, 2023 · Pictured is the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a robotic spacecraft that has been orbiting the moon since 2009, collecting detailed information about the moon and its environment. Data obtained from LRO is essential for planning a return to the Moon.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) brought the our the Moon back into the public eye. LRO is a robotic mission that set out to map the moon's surface and, after a year of exploration, was extended with a unique set of science objectives.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a robotic spacecraft designed to acquire data to prepare for and support future human exploration of the Moon. LRO will spend at least one year in low (~50 km altitude), polar orbit to collect detailed information about the lunar environment.

Jun 18, 2009 · The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the first mission of NASA's Robotic Lunar Exploration Program, is designed to map the surface of the Moon and characterize future landing sites in terms of terrain roughness, usable resources, and radiation environment with the ultimate goal of facilitating the return of humans to the Moon.