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FILTER RESULTS ►LRO's LAMP ultraviolet spectrograph observes mercury and hydrogen in GRAIL impact plumes
When NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft made their final descent for impact onto the Moon's surface last December, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's sophisticated payload was in position to observe the effects. As plumes of gas rose fromShow More Summary
Wired Space Photo of the Day: Sunrise at Tycho Crater
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho crater. Tycho crater's central peak complex, shown here, is about 9.3 miles (15 km) wide, left to right (southeast to northwest in this view).
Tycho is one of the most...
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sees GRAIL's lunar impact
NASA has released images and findings from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which witnessed the impact of NASA's twin GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) spacecraft as they struck the Moon near the North Pole in a controlled impact on Dec.17, 2012. Show More Summary
Laser Communication To The Moon Demonstrated, Mona Lisa Image Beamed To The Moon
Next-generation long-distance laser communication will soon be a reality. Researchers at NASA recently completed the first demonstration of the technology by beaming an image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), currently orbiting the Moon. Show More Summary
Mona Lisa beams at NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA scientists have successfully beamed an iconic image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft from Earth. read more
NASA sends Mona Lisa to the moon with lasers
When Mona met LOLA: The corrected image was beamed to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Credit: NASA) I love it when engineers show off. NASA scientists, having apparently nothing better to do, have shot an image of the Mona Lisa to the moon by piggybacking it on laser pulses. Show More Summary
NASA sends the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with lasers
NASA is no stranger to shooting lasers at spacecraft orbiting the moon (seriously), but it's now moving beyond "basic" tasks like tracking their location. The space agency announced yesterday that it has successfully demonstrated one-way laser communication with a satellite orbiting the moon for the first time. Show More Summary
Mona Lisa Sent to Outer Space via Laser
Outer space just got a little more cultured. NASA scientists have successfully beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter using a special laser signal, a feat that represents a major leap in laser communication technology, Space.com reports. "This is the first time anyone has...
NASA sends Mona Lisa to the Moon with a laser
Since 2009, NASA has tracked the position of its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with a laser. But in an effort to push interplanetary communications technology forward, the space agency recently used the same device to beam a message to the spacecraft, namely a digitized image of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Show More Summary
NASA beams Mona Lisa to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the moon
As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the moon, scientists with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the spacecraft from Earth.
NASA beams Mona Lisa to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the moon
Precise timing was the key to transmitting the image. Sun and colleagues divided the Mona Lisa image into an array of 152 pixels by 200 pixels. Every pixel was converted into a shade of gray, represented by a number between zero and 4,095. Show More Summary
Space Porn: NASA Releases Detailed Simulation of the Moon’s Phases
The Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA has released a new animation of the Moon going through its phases for the year 2013. New data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has made it possible to render the simulation with a new level of detail, and the result is just gorgeous. Show More Summary
NASA Makes the Most Realistic Simulation of All Moon Phases Through an Entire Year
Using new terrain maps obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has created the most realistic simulation of all the moon phases through an entire year—2013. It's mesmerizing. More »
Fly Over the Moon With New High-Res 3D Images
Soar over canyons, mountains, and craters on the moon in amazing high-resolution 3D with these new images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Exploring the moon in 3D
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has acquired stereo images of the moon in high resolution (0.5 to 2 meters/pixel) that provide highly detailed 3D views of the surface.?? read more
NASA's LRO gives lunar surface the 3D treatment
It’s time to pull out the old red/cyan 3D glasses for these anaglyphs created with high-resolution stereo images beamed back from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Having revealed the fate of the Apollo lunar flags earlier this year,...Show More Summary
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter explores the moon in 3-D
Scientists using the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter are acquiring stereo images of the moon in high resolution (0.5 to 2 meters/pixel) that provide 3-D views of the surface from which high resolution topographic maps are made.
Walls of lunar crater may hold patchy ice, LRO radar finds
Small patches of ice could make up at most five to ten percent of material in walls of Shackleton crater. Scientists using the Mini-RF radar on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have estimated the maximum amount of ice likely to be found inside a permanently shadowed lunar crater located near the moon's South Pole. Show More Summary
Helium found in moon's atmosphere
Observations from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have revealed the presence of helium in the thin atmosphere surrounding the moon. read more
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spectrometer detects helium in moon's atmosphere
Scientists using the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) spectrometer aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have made the first spectroscopic observations of the noble gas helium in the tenuous atmosphere surrounding the M...
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