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Appendix B: Scientific Discoveries of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Opportunity Rover During Extended Phase
Appendix B: Scientific Discoveries of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Opportunity Rover During Extended Phase
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Originally in a quasi-circular 50 km orbit, after 18 months of operation LRO was moved to a ~30 km × ~180 km orbit to conserve fuel; all extended missions observations have been from the fuel-saving elliptical orbit. LRO includes seven science experiments; all remain healthy, except that the Miniature Radar Frequency (Mini-RF)
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(2005) divided the Burns Formation into an upper, middle, and lower unit by similar depositional features and characterized eolian dune, eolian sand sheet, and damp to wet interdune environment types (called facies associations)
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2015. Evidence for exposed water ice in the Moon's south polar regions from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ultraviolet albedo and temperature measurements.
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2011. First lunar wake passage of ARTEMIS: Discrimination of wake effects and solar wind fluctuations by 3D hybrid simulations.
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