PIA14024: North Pole Mosaics
 Target Name:  Moon
 Is a satellite of:  Earth
 Mission:  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
 Spacecraft:  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
 Instrument:  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (WAC)
 Product Size:  1242 x 1242 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Arizona State University
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LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic of the Moon's north pole; polar stereographic projection, 60°N to 90°N.

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WAC illumination map, brighter tones represent areas with more illumination during a year, the area shown is from 88°N to 90°N

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center built and manages the mission for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera was designed to acquire data for landing site certification and to conduct polar illumination studies and global mapping. Operated by Arizona State University, LROC consists of a pair of narrow-angle cameras (NAC) and a single wide-angle camera (WAC). The mission is expected to return over 70 terabytes of image data.

Image Credit:
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

Image Addition Date:
2011-03-16