Feb 12, 2026 · NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) is paving the way for human and robotic exploration of the Moon. LRO has been studying the Moon from up close since 2009, …

On June 23, 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter entered into orbit around the Moon after a four-and-a-half-day journey from the Earth. When launched, the spacecraft was aimed at a …

May 5, 2023 · The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is an uncrewed spacecraft currently orbiting and studying the moon. We explore the lunar orbiter in more detail here.

Nov 4, 2025 · By combining LROC imagery, data, and historical data, we've created detailed, interactive maps of the Apollo Landing Sites and many more. Control the sun angle with Flip …

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a U.S. spacecraft that mapped the surface of the Moon in order to help select ideal sites for uncrewed and eventually crewed lunar landers.

Feb 12, 2026 · Egorov has been hunting for Luna 9 for about eight years, and recently, he recruited his blog readers to help him scour data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Jul 1, 2025 · The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured this breathtaking image of Earth as it was orbiting the Moon. This is a composite image from a series of pictures taken October …

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as …

3 days ago · A serious effort to verify those coordinates began in 2009, when high-resolution cameras aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter started returning images capable of …

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The LRO instruments return global data, such as day-night temperature maps, a global geodetic grid, high resolution color imaging and the moon's UV …