1. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
Christian N. Alf
Mentor: Mark S. Robinson
School of Earth and Space Exploration
Arizona State University

2. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mission Overview
Launches in late 2008
First mission in NASA’s plan to return to the moon
Seven Instruments
LROC: Global imaging
LOLA: Global topography
LEND: Neutron flux (water ice)‏
DLRE: Temp. of lunar surface
LAMP: Search for surface ices in polar regions
CRaTER: Lunar radiation environment
Mini-RF: SAR (image permanently shadowed areas)‏

3. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
Primary Goals
Study meter-scale features
Landing site selection
Image lunar poles
Areas of permanent shadow
Other Goals
Stereo imaging for topography
Multispectral imaging for mineralogy and surface composition
Assess current impact hazards

4. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
Cameras
2 Narrow Angle Cameras (NAC)‏
0.5 meter per pixel resolution
Stereo Images
Look for future landing sites
Wide Angle Camera (WAC)‏
100 meter per pixel resolution
Multispectral Images

5. Apollo Metric Image Scans
Images from Apollo 15,16, and 17
Full resolution scans
Available to public

6. Apollo Metric Image Scans

7. Apollo Metric Image Scans
Crater Counting
Compare with LROC data
Impact rates over last 40 years
Average crater size
Impact locations
Crater erosion

8. Apollo Metric Image Scans

9. Lunar Geologic History Map
Create a digital version of the Wilhelms’ Geologic History of the Moon
Aide scientists in finding Regions of Interest (ROIs)‏
Proof of concept
Process demonstration

10. Lunar Geologic History Map

11. Thank You