Lunar Orbiter

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4658. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Space Missions, Solar System Missions

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Series of five NASA Moon-orbiting spacecraft, launched 1966-67. Designed
to map potential APOLLO landing sites. Perturbations in the orbit of
Lunar Orbiter 1 provided the first data on lunar mass concentrations
(mascons) and associated gravity anomalies. Used to create the first
detailed lunar atlas, with spatial resolution down to 1 m....

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