Planets and Moons  ID: 10486

LOLA: Defining the Lunar Terrain

Released on September 17, 2009
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The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument on board NASA's LRO spacecraft will be responsible for building the highest detail topography currently available of the lunar terrain. In this video David Smith, LOLA's Principal Investigator, explains how this technology works.

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http://www.nasa.gov/LRO

Credits

Chris Meaney (HTSI): Lead Animator
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Video Editor
David Smith (NASA/GSFC): Interviewee
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Producer
David Smith (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Videographer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)

This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
LRO - Edited Features

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Instrument
SVS >> Laser Altimeter
SVS >> Lunar
DLESE >> Physical geography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Land Surface >> Topography >> Terrain Elevation
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> LOLA
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0