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LRO Status • Spacecraft is nominal, instruments are nominal
– LRO has used ~96% of its fuel, has ~24kg useable – At current fuel consumption rate, 5 years left – Can be extended to 11 years with no major burns – In an evolving elliptical, polar orbit ~40 x 140 km
• Started the “Cornerstone Mission” in September, a 2-year extension
• Ramping up for Senior Review next year
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Cornerstone Mission Highlights
• Features the return of Mini-RF to full operations, with the addition of the Goldstone DSS-13 antenna as a transmitter at X-band wavelength.
• LAMP opened their “failsafe” door, improving their SNR in the FUV
• Off-nadir CRaTER measurements for near surface hydrogen and its variability
• Diviner campaign to improve time resolution over targeted areas, eclipse measurements
• LROC identification of surface changes • Latest PDS delivery on March 15, over 800 Tb
delivered! – Occurs every three months
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• The Cornerstone Mission features more team collaborations, cross team analysis.
• Implementing team workshops to facilitate multiple-team analyses
• Several teams have added new Co-I’s and collaborators
• A three volume special issue of Icarus has been published (Vol’s 273, 283, and TBD)
• See the LRO and LROC booths downstairs 4
Upcoming Events
• Where will you be on August 21 and October 28?
• NASA is seeking Subject Matter Experts to engage with the public at two events eclipse2017.nasa.gov/SME
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Upcoming Events
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