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- LRO will conduct research in preparation for future manned visits and exploration of the moon http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/ne...
- LRO will scout potential landing sites http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/ne...
- LRO will look for water in the form of ice http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/ne...
- Will research the effects of prolonged esposure to radiation on the moon http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/ne...
- Has seven scientific instruments on board http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/ne...
- Is partnered with the LCROSS satellite http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/ne...
- LRO will spend a year in orbit around the moon http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/la...
- Cost of mission: $583 million http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) impactor are moon probes that launched with the Atlas V rocket on June 18, 2009, at 5:32 p.m. EST.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/18/nasa.rocket/
The LRO's purpose is to pave the way for future explorations of the moon. The LRO will search for safe lunar landing sites, search for possible ice on the moon and study the effects of lunar radiation.http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission.html
Instruments on the LRO<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/overview/index.html</ref>
- Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation
- Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment
- Lyman Alpha Mapping Project
- Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector
- Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter
- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
- Mini-RF
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