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NASA plans to launch in 2008 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The mission will map the lunar surface, search for surface ice deposits and investigate space radiation. NASA's mission to extend human exploration into the solar system embraces the International Polar Year as we study the poles of our own moon.
In 2008, NASA will launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The orbiter will carry six instruments that will map and photograph the lunar surface, search for surface ice deposits and investigate space radiation, enabling the selection of landing sites for future robotic and human lunar missions. NASA's continuing mission to extend human exploration into the solar system embraces IPY as we study the poles of our own moon.
Chris Meaney
Credit: NASA Goddard Conceptual Image Lab
10.26.04
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