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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft launched on June 18, 2009. It operates in a low polar orbit around the Moon and is mapping the lunar surface in unprecedented detail, measuring topography, radiation, temperature, and resources. Its data help identify safe landing sites, locate water ice in shadowed regions, and support future human and robotic exploration.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter"

Lunar Farside

Lunar Farside

28/06/2025

Rotating Moon from LRO

02/06/2024

Odysseus on the Moon

Odysseus on the Moon

02/03/2024

Shackleton from ShadowCam

Shackleton from ShadowCam

05/05/2023

Shadows at the Moon's South Pole

Shadows at the Moon's South Pole

10/04/2022

Terminator Moon

Terminator Moon

15/02/2022

Moon Phases 2022

01/02/2022

Moon Phases in 2021

11/01/2021

Rotating Moon from LRO

19/07/2020

Apollo 13 Views of the Moon

03/03/2020

Lunations

12/09/2018

The Unusual Boulder at Tycho's Peak

The Unusual Boulder at Tycho's Peak

07/05/2018