Waspie_Dwarf Posted June 19, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 19, 2014 NASA LRO's Moon As Art Collection Is Revealed Today, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) celebrates its fifth anniversary in space. LRO launched from Florida on June 18, 2009. After a four-day journey, the orbiter successfully entered lunar orbit on June 23.In the succeeding five years, LRO has continued to shape our view of our nearest celestial neighbor. LRO data has shown us the tracks and equipment left behind from the Apollo astronauts, created the most precise map of the lunar surface, discovered the coldest known temperatures in the solar system, mapped the distribution of hydrogen and possibly water mixed in the lunar soil, identified craters and many other exciting science discoveries. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted June 19, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted June 19, 2014 NASA | The Moon As Art ContestTo celebrate its 5th Anniversary, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission decided to hold a contest to pick a cover image for "The Moon As Art" collection.This collection features a variety of beautiful visuals that were created using data gathered by LRO over the first 4.5 years of operations. 5 images were selected by the LRO team to put up for a public vote. Did your favorite image win? Watch this video to find out!Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted June 19, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 19, 2014 My second favourite is the linee topography image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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