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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sends back first images

July 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)

NASA is gearing up for a trip back to the moon and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is one of the first steps. This satellite will orbit the moon at only 50 km and send back high resolution, 3D  images of the lunar surface to map out potential landing sites .

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