Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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Author's Game Description
Now in lunar orbit, it is designed to map and characterize the moon's surface.
Top dot: acronym of the instrument. Lower dot: what it looks at.
Image by NASA
Category: Science Games
Created by tickman, 26 Jun, 2009
Tags: astronautics, Astronomy, planetary science, science
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tickman 4 months ago
tickman 4 months ago
More about the orbiter and its mission (including the image):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
Image alone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LRO_payload.jpg
The image is in the public domain.
I should point out that because of text block constraints, I can't do full justice to the names and functions of the instruments. You can get that from the listed references if you're interested.