NASA Picks a Crater for Lunar Impact

Credit: NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is in its operational orbit, providing detailed maps of the lunar surface after descending to an altitude of only 50 km. (31 mi.) Sept. 15. Among the early targets of its Mini-RF radar instrument is a hydrogen-rich region (arrow) of Cabeus A (yellow circle)...

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