Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) instrument overview
January 1, 2010
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Wide Angle Camera (WAC) and Narrow Angle Cameras (NACs) are on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The WAC is a 7-color push-frame camera (100 and 400 m/pixel visible and UV, respectively), while the two NACs are monochrome narrow-angle linescan imagers (0.5 m/pixel). The primary mission of LRO is to obtain measurements of the Moon that will enable future lunar human exploration. The overarching goals of the LROC investigation include landing site identification and certification, mapping of permanently polar shadowed and sunlit regions, meter-scale mapping of polar regions, global multispectral imaging, a global morphology base map, characterization of regolith properties, and determination of current impact hazards.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Title | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) instrument overview |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11214-010-9634-2 |
| Authors | M.S. Robinson, S.M. Brylow, M. Tschimmel, D. Humm, S.J. Lawrence, P. M. Thomas, Brett W. Denevi, E. Bowman-Cisneros, J. Zerr, M.A. Ravine, M.A. Caplinger, F.T. Ghaemi, J.A. Schaffner, M. C. Malin, P. Mahanti, A. Bartels, J. Alton Anderson, T.N. Tran, E.M. Eliason, A. S. McEwen, Elizabeth P. Turtle, B.L. Jolliff, Harald Hiesinger |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Space Science Reviews |
| Index ID | 70033784 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Astrogeology Science Center |