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LRO
About
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The LRO instruments return global data, such as day-night temperature maps, a global geodetic grid, high resolution color imaging and the moon's UV albedo. However there is particular emphasis on the polar regions of the moon where continuous access to solar illumination may be possible and the prospect of water in the permanently shadowed regions at the poles may exist. Although the objectives of LRO are explorative in nature, the payload includes instruments with considerable heritage from previous planetary science missions, enabling transition, after one year, to a science phase under NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
Faculty
LRO Faculty
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William Boynton
Professor Emeritus
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Veronica Bray
Associate Research Professor
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Lynn Carter
Associate Professor, University Distinguished Scholar
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Alfred McEwen
Regents Professor
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Michael Nolan
Deputy Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-APEX, Research Professor
Other Researchers
LRO Faculty
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Sarah Sutton
Photogrammetry Program Lead, HiRISE, Researcher/Scientist
Support Staff
LRO Faculty
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Kris Akers
Research Engineering Technician
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Michael Fitzgibbon
Software Engineer, Lead Calibration & Validation, OSIRIS-REx
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Karl Harshman
Manager, OSIRIS-REx/SPOC