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LCROSS Web Site
The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), managed by NASA's Ames Research Center in California, was launched with LRO on June 18, 2009. LCROSS searched for water ice in a permanently shadowed crater near one of the moon's poles. Visit the website below for more information about LCROSS and the crater impact.
Media Resources
News and Features
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NASA's LRO Sees GRAIL's Explosive Farewell
NASA ended its successful GRAIL mission by intentionally crashing the twin spacecraft into the moon. Another satellite observed the event.
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LRO Featured in Journal Special Edition
Scientific observations made by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) are the subject of a special edition of Journal of Geophysical Research Planets.
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NASA Beams Mona Lisa to the Moon
NASA beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the LRO spacecraft as part of the first demo of laser communication with a satellite at the moon.
Background Features
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NASA Selects Scientists and Investigations for Robotic Moon Mission
NASA has selected 24 scientists to initiate new investigations and assist with planned measurements to be conducted by the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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NASA Unveils Antenna Network in New Mexico
LRO and SDO will be the first missions to use a new antenna network at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.
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