Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Releases Data to the Planetary Data System

  • Released Sunday, March 28, 2010
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On March 15, 2010, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) released its first installment of scientific data to NASA's public archive for planetary data, the Planetary Data System (PDS). This animation highlights several of the datasets made available through the PDS by the LOLA, LEND, and Diviner instruments on LRO.

Flying toward the moon's south pole, data for hydrogen, temperature, and terrain are revealed.
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This synthetic image of the waning gibbous moon combines a Clementine surface color map with a digital elevation map from LRO's LOLA instrument.

This synthetic image of the waning gibbous moon combines a Clementine surface color map with a digital elevation map from LRO's LOLA instrument.

This image features a map of hydrogen concentration near the lunar south pole, an indication of where water may be present. The LEND instrument counts neutrons created by cosmic rays hitting the lunar surface. Hydrogen nuclei have absorbed neutrons in areas with lower neutron counts, here in blue.

This image features a map of hydrogen concentration near the lunar south pole, an indication of where water may be present. The LEND instrument counts neutrons created by cosmic rays hitting the lunar surface. Hydrogen nuclei have absorbed neutrons in areas with lower neutron counts, here in blue.

This image shows a south pole daytime temperature map created from measurements by the Diviner instrument.

This image shows a south pole daytime temperature map created from measurements by the Diviner instrument.

This synthetic lunar vista uses high resolution terrain maps from the LOLA instrument to model mountains, craters, and shadows at the lunar south pole. The large crater in the foreground is Amundsen.

This synthetic lunar vista uses high resolution terrain maps from the LOLA instrument to model mountains, craters, and shadows at the lunar south pole. The large crater in the foreground is Amundsen.

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See http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/image_release.html

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This page was originally published on Sunday, March 28, 2010.
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