Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images will Prep Artemiss II Astronauts

LRO Has Been Gathering Data Since 2009

Aug 30, 2023

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When astronauts set off for a trip around the Moon in 2024 with NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will go primed with knowledge of lunar landmarks gathered by one of the Agency’s premiere robotic missions to our nearest cosmic neighbor. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched in 2009, has returned a treasure trove of scientific data in its fou…

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