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Lunar Prospector
Athena II · Robotic Exploration
1998Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral
Mission
Lunar Prospector was a small spin stabilized lunar orbiter. Using its Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), it collected a large amount of scientific data that helps researchers understand the chemical composition of the lunar surface.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Lockheed Martin
- Rocket
- Athena II
- Orbit
- LO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 46
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2