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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Discovered a Hidden Crater on the Moon

A new discovery on the Moon has scientists excited. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has identified a fresh crater, one that’s smaller than most, yet remarkable in its characteristics. This ...
Electronic Design

Why Power Density Was Important for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Details about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) power-system design. How power density was increased in radiation-hardened computer hardware. The NASA LRO Power System Electronics (PSE) ...
Phoenix New Times

ASU’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Created a Mosaic of the Moon’s Surface

A picture is worth a thousand words. Or, in this case, $504 million. At least, that’s what it cost to build the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), NASA’s robotic spacecraft that is currently orbiting ...
The Atlantic

NASA Wants to Know What Moon Shot You Like the Best

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been floating around the moon for almost five years. To celebrate LRO's fifth anniversary, NASA has pulled five of the best images created with LRO data ...
Electronic Design

Why Power Density Was Important for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (Download)

The NASA LRO Power System Electronics (PSE) architecture includes reliable standard internal and external communication buses, solid-state circuit breakers, and lithium-ion battery charge management.