LCROSS
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LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) was a NASA impactor mission designed to search for water ice by crashing into a permanently shadowed crater near the Moon’s south pole and analyzing the resulting debris plume.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA lunar impactor mission
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lunar probe ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| coLaunchedWith | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confirmedDetection |
hydroxyl in lunar regolith
ⓘ
water in lunar regolith ⓘ |
| contributedTo | planning for future lunar exploration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsers | lunar science community ⓘ |
| debrisPlumeObservedBy |
ground-based telescopes
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space-based observatories ⓘ |
| fullName | Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Science Mission Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactAngle | near-vertical impact into Cabeus crater ⓘ |
| impactBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactDate | 2009-10-09 ⓘ |
| impactLocation | Moon south pole region ⓘ |
| impactor | Centaur upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactTarget | Cabeus crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactVelocity | approximately 2.5 kilometers per second ⓘ |
| launchComplex | Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-06-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 401 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 891 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2009-10-09 ⓘ |
| missionPhase | Earth orbit phasing before lunar impact ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar impactor
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lunar water detection mission ⓘ |
| objective |
analyze debris plume from lunar impact
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search for water ice on the Moon ⓘ |
| observationInstruments |
mid-infrared cameras
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near-infrared spectrometers ⓘ visible cameras ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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NASA Ames Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitTypeBeforeImpact | Earth orbit with lunar transfer trajectory ⓘ |
| program | Lunar Precursor Robotic Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectManager | NASA Ames Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMission | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceResult | evidence of significant water ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters ⓘ |
| selectedImpactSiteReason | high hydrogen concentration detected by previous missions ⓘ |
| shepherdingSpacecraftRole | observe and relay data from impact plume ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA)-based bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment | permanently shadowed lunar crater ⓘ |
| uses | shepherding spacecraft and Centaur upper stage impactor ⓘ |
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