Planets and Moons ID: 10587

The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation

Released on March 12, 2010

This animation shows how the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER) instrument on LRO works. It starts with a wide view of the LRO spacecraft with cosmic rays buzzing by around it then graduallly pushes in on the CRaTER instrument. We see a cutaway of the instrument as a cosmic ray enters the telescope and passes through layers of tissue-equivalent plastics with sensors laid in between.

By detecting the amounts, types, and sources of radiation passing through medical-grade tissue equivalent plastics, CRaTER gives researchers an idea of what risks a human in the lunar environment might encounter. This image shows the animated cutaway of the instrument and points out what the different parts are.

For More Information

http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/crater.html

Credits

Chris Meaney (HTSI): Lead Animator
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Video Editor
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Producer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Instrument
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Radiation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Cosmic Rays
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> CRaTER
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