Category:Lunar Prospector

**Lunar Prospector**
	NASA mission designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon
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Instance of	lunar orbiter; former entity;
Part of	Discovery Program (3);
Located on astronomical body	Moon;
Country of origin	United States of America;
Operator	Ames Research Center;
Start point	Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46;
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space;
Space launch vehicle	Athena II (LM-004);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	7 January 1998 (02:28:44);
Significant event	rocket launch (Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46, 1998); lunar impact (Shoemaker, 1999);
Powered by	solar cell (202 watt); nickel–cadmium battery (4.8 ampere hour);
Mass	296.4 kg (launch weight); 158.7 kg (dry weight);
Cause of destruction	lunar impact (Shoemaker, 09:52:02, 1999);
Cost	62,800,000 United States dollar (spacecraft, launch vehicle, spacecraft operation, 1999);
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	87° 42′ 00″ S, 42° 00′ 00″ E
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	Q590245;
	Reasonator; Scholia; Wikidocumentaries; PetScan; statistics; KML file; Search depicted;

English: Media related to the Lunar Prospector mission (January 1998 – July 1999), which studied the Moon's magnetic and gravity fields from orbit.

Français : Médias liés à la mission Lunar Prospector (Janvier 1998 – juillet 1999), qui a étudié les champs magnétiques et de gravité de la Lune depuis l'orbite.

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This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

Media in category "Lunar Prospector"

The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.

78646main LPbrief.jpg 2,000 × 1,455; 190 KB
Lunar Prospector Gravity map.jpg 800 × 400; 131 KB
Lunar Prospector Hydrogen abundance map.jpg 800 × 400; 136 KB
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Lunar Prospector Iron abundance map.jpg 800 × 400; 128 KB
Lunar Prospector Potassium abundance map.jpg 800 × 400; 122 KB
Lunar Prospector Thorium abundance map.jpg 800 × 400; 122 KB
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