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    LCROSS Hits Its Mark!

    Onlookers participate in LCROSS pre-impact activities at NASA’s AmesResearch Center. Credit: NASA The crowd at NASA Ames was poised and ready for impact as the LCROSS camera started sending back stunning images of the moon’s south pole. At impact, a flash or large plume wasn’t visible with the LCROSS camera, but even though we didn’t …

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    Impact from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Line of Sight

    Scientist and engineers are adjusting LRO’s orbit to have it fly its closest approach to the Cabeus target site just 90 seconds after the Centaur impacts the lunar surface.  Artist Concept of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with Apollo missionimagery in the background. Credit: NASA The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, better known as LRO, was a sister …

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    A New Look at an Old Neighbor

    We have yet to uncover the full wealth of scientific information the moon holds. It at the cornerstone of understanding the birth and evolution of Earth and other planets, therefore we need to explore it. The moon looks very unchanging and calm in the night sky and is rarely thought of as an active planetary …

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    It’s Almost Time!

    It’s almost time! It’s been over three months since the Atlas V soared from Cape Canaveral, Fla. into space carrying the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (“LCROSS” for short). Now it’s finally time for LCROSS to do its things and get up close and personal with the moon. …

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