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LRO/LCROSS Launch, Deploy, and Mission Animation |
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by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and Frassanito and Associates |
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or LRO will give |
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scientists more information about the structure of the |
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Moon's interior; the types of rock found there, events |
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that shaped it, and the conditions that exist at the |
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surface. LRO will spend one year in a polar orbit |
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collecting this information. LRO's instrument suite will |
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provide the highest resolution and the most comprehensive |
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data set and the most detailed maps ever returned from |
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the moon. It will carry an additional payload called |
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LCROSS. The identification of water is very important to |
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the future of human activities on the Moon. LCROSS will |
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excavate the permanently dark floor of one of the Moon's |
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polar craters with two heavy impactors to test the theory |
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that ancient ice lies buried there. The impact will eject |
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material from the crater's surface to create a plume that |
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specialized instruments will be able to analyze for the |
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presence of water (ice and vapor), hydrocarbons and |
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hydrated material. Note: This extended conceptual |
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animation shows the LRO launch, deployment, and mission. |
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LRO will travel with a secondary payload called Lunar |
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Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). The |
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second half of the animation focuses on the LCROSS |
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mission. Animator: Bob Sauls (Frassanito and Associates). |
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Producer: Erica Drezek (HTSI), Andrew Freeberg |
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(NASA/GSFC). Writer: Erica Drezek (HTSI). |
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Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: LRO. |
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Date Published: 2009-11-25 23:32:52 |
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Identifier: GMM-10334 |
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