"Lunar orbiter" refers to a spacecraft or satellite that orbits around the moon.
Sentences with «lunar orbiter»
They combined data from LEND with lunar topography and illumination maps derived from LRO's LOLA instrument (Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter), and temperature maps from LRO's Diviner instrument (Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment) to discover the greater hydrogen abundance and associated surface conditions on PFS. (sciencedaily.com)
Courtesy of SkyCorp and Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project. (numulosgatos.org)
For its inaugural presentation at the Dallas Art Fair the Jason Jacques Gallery will present a curated selection of contemporary ceramic art juxtaposed with rare black - and - white photographs from NASA's famous lunar orbiter missions in the 1960s. (jasonjacques.com)