Lunar Prospector was a NASA spacecraft, the third mission of the Discovery program, that orbited the Moon for about nineteen months in 1998 and 1999. From a low polar orbit it mapped the composition of the lunar surface, including deposits of hydrogen, measured the Moon magnetic and gravity fields, and studied lunar outgassing events. The mission ended on July 31, 1999, when controllers deliberately crashed the orbiter into a crater near the lunar south pole.
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The mission ended July 31, 1999, when the orbiter was deliberately crashed into a crater near the lunar south poleView the Source 2. Lunar Prospector - Wikipedia
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Mission type: Lunar orbiter
- In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Lunar Prospector was a spacecraft that orbited the Moon for 19 months in 1998-99. From a low polar orbit, it mapped surface composition including lunar hydrogen deposits, measured magnetic and gr
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Lunar Prospector was the third mission selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program.
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