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This section will be further developed after the LRO launch, when data is retrieved from the satellite.
In the meantime, browse these related articles and data sets from the past Lunar missions.

After the LRO launch in 2008, it will collect lunar data,  and produce detailed maps of the surface of the moon.  The data gathered  will provide more information than all six Apollo surface missions managed to produce..
Science and Technology

LRO's instrument suite will provide the highest resolution data, and the most comprehensive data set ever returned from the moon. Some of the data includes :

+ Supply information on Lunar radiation environment
+ Evaluating the biological impacts and allowing development of protective technologies
+ Provide the first highly accurate 3D lunar cartographic maps
+ Map mineralogy across the whole moon
+ Search for polar volatiles (especially water ice)
+ Provide an assessment of features for landing sites


Feature Stories

LRO Instrument Unique NASA Science Lab Tackles 'Sticky' Issue of Lunar Dust
Dust from the Earth's Moon is currently a single vial's worth, barely a teaspoon full -- is the focus of a vital study to help NASA send American explorers back to the Moon in coming decades.
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Radioactive Moon
On the Moon, many of the things that can kill you are invisible: breathtaking vacuum, extreme temperatures and space radiation top the list.
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Conditions for the Age of Space
Both the Age of Discovery and the Age of Space had ships, heroic explorers and navigators, but very different motivations.
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Surface Interrogation Techniques
Examples and comparison of various techniques in which to study the lunar surface.
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Exploring the Moon
Lunar and Planetary Institute's Moon information and science data.
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Oxygen in the Solar System
LPI's Oxygen in the Solar System Initiative: Origins of Isotopic and Redox Complexity
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Lunar Atlases
LPI's Lunar atlases from Apollo and Ranger images
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Lunar Prospector Data Maps
Surface, Gravity, Hydrogen, Thorium, Potassium and Iron maps of the Moon
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Clementine Experiments and Data
Experiments and data sets at NSSDC
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Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
Obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, along with information on the Moon's phase
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USGS Historical Lunar Data Archive
Assorted Lunar Images and Data from 1965 to 1992
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