Atlas V 401 | LRO/LCROSS

Mission

Planetary Science · LO

LRO is the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA. Used to map the moon to identify safe landing sites, locating potential resources, characterizing the radiation environment and demonstrating new technologies. The LCROSS is the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, also for NASA. A low…

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In the news

• APOD: 2026 October 10 – Lunar Farside NASA, 10 Oct 2026

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