All space lovers, on occasion we have dreamed of be able to see the Moon much more closely in order to delight ourselves with the large number of secrets it hides. Unfortunately, it is very difficult for any of us to set foot on the satellite unless you are an astronaut or you take advantage of the fact that in a few years, different companies will surely allow you to travel to space in exchange for a considerable sum of money.
Far from all this, it is appreciated that since NASA the enormous capacity of the probe has been used Lunar Orbiter Recognition to create a video that will surely interest you since, in it, we are offered the opportunity to learn many more details about the Moon, a tour where we learn many of the fascinating geological characteristics of that satellite that has always delighted us.
How did you manage to create this interesting video?
This video is a new proof of the enormous capacity of a probe like the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. An object created on Earth and equipped with the best technology that has long orbited the Moon sending to Earth a series of photographs and high resolution images with which scientists investigate all the geological peculiarities present in the satellite.
Without a doubt and far from getting into any kind of controversy, there are already publications spread around the web that take care of the same thing, the truth is that, at least that is how it seemed to me personally, we are facing a video where we can learn and Above all, know in great detail and like never before, all kinds of craters and even get closer to the rocks and the rough surface that the Moon has.
What is the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter?
Basically and to explain what the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is in a quick and clear way, note that we are talking about a space probe created by the United States Space Agency whose main objective is the exploration of the Moon. This was launched into space in mid-June 2009 standing in a high lunar orbit. Just one year after its launch, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter managed to meet its objective and, despite reaching this milestone, it has remained operational to this day.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is nothing more than the program's first satellite 'Vision for Space Exploration', a program devised by NASA in order to serve to'smooth the way'for future missions in which astronauts will return to the Moon to establish permanent bases on its surface and achieve, years later, send the first manned flight to Mars.
Going into a little more detail, The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission focused primarily on the exploration of the lunar poles. As a secondary objective, it was established that the probe should be located on the lunar orbit to track, thanks to the equipped technology, possible landing zones for manned ships. In addition to this, it was able to provide data on the existence of frozen water in areas that are in shadow at all times, such as inside craters near the poles.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a $ 460 million satellite
Once the satellite had studied the general topography of the Moon's surface, it set about mapping the neutron flux from the moon to determine if there were signs of water, it provided measurements of space radiation, and recorded the temperature of The entire lunar surface, he observed the entire lunar surface in the far ultraviolet range and even devoted himself to investigating the effects of galactic cosmic rays on plastics of similar composition to human tissue.
After meeting all these objectives, the satellite was finally diverted to a higher orbit to reduce its maintenance needs and serve for relay operations. Thanks to this, the NASA satellite is still operational and sending images of the Moon to Earth despite the problem that one of its cameras has due to the impact of a micrometeorite in 2014. Without a doubt, one of the most successful missions carried out by NASA, which cost the prestigious agency no less than 460 million dollars.