Jul 1, 2025 · NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) is paving the way for human and robotic exploration of the Moon.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. [6][7] Data collected by LRO have been described …

Sep 19, 2025 · In operation since 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) is a system of three cameras mounted on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that capture …

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.

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.

Jul 1, 2025 · The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) launched to the Moon with the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) in 2009.

Nov 13, 2025 · A New Freckle on the Face of the Moon The LROC team discovered a new crater that formed since LRO entered orbit, identifiable in the above image by its bright ejecta rays. …

Nov 6, 2023 · The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is an orbiting spacecraft that has studied the Moon in unprecedented detail since 2009, including the ways in which its surface has been …

Jul 2, 2025 · LRO looks for water using its Lunar Explorer Neutron Detector (LEND) instrument, which detects the presence of hydrogen atoms by counting neutrons released from the Moon’s …

LRO is a robotic mission that set out to map the moon's surface and, after a year of exploration, was extended with a unique set of science objectives. LRO observations have enabled …