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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 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings 'Earthrise' to Everyone
Imagine yourself in orbit, your spacecraft flying backward with its small window facing down toward the surface of the moon. Before you know it, Earth herself rises over the lunar limb.
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New LRO Videos: Moon's Evolution, Take a Tour
Celebrating 1,000 days in orbit, the LRO team released two new videos.
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Apollo 16: What Young Really Means on the Moon
One of the main goals of the Apollo 16 mission was to explore and sample a young bright-rayed crater aptly named North Ray crater.
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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