CRaTER on LRO

About LRO and CRaTER

LRO Science Payload

The CRaTER Team



NEW! An Exhibit about
CRaTER and LRO
at
the McAuliffe-Shepard
Discovery Ctr., Concord, NH.
More information...



LRO Quick Facts

• Launched June 18, 2009
• 4-day trip to the moon, then
   into commissioning orbit
• Science payload of 7
   instruments

• Data relayed in real-time to
   LRO satellite and teams
• LRO Mission Operations:
   NASA-Goddard SFC
• LRO Dimensions:
   79"(2m) x 103"(2.6m)
• LRO Mass: 1664 lb. (891 kg)
• Duration: 1yr. exploration;
   Possible 3yr. science mission

Where is LRO Now?

Historical Exploration of
the Moon …


Related Links
NASA LRO Mission
   - CRaTER Instrument
   - Diviner Instrument
   - LAMP Instrument
   - LEND Instrument
   - LOLA Instrument
   - LROC Instrument
   - Mini-RF Instrument


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CRaTER Contact Information

     Nathan Schwadron, Princial Investigator
     Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
     University of New Hampshire
     354 Morse Hall, 8 College Road
     Durham, NH 03824
     nschwadron@guero.sr.unh.edu     
     603-862-3451

     Harlan Spence, Deputy Princial Investigator
     Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
     University of New Hampshire
     305 Morse Hall, 8 College Road
     Durham, NH 03824
     Harlan.Spence@unh.edu     
     603-862-0322