Published on May 25, 2017
Since launch on June 18, 2009 as a precursor mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has remained in orbit around the moon, collecting vast amounts of science data in support of NASA’s exploration goals. Watch and learn about the instruments aboard the LRO, how they’ve been used in the LRO’s exploration mission, and what they’ve enabled us to discover about the moon.