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POLAR-ORBITING LUNAR OBSERVATORY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The scientific objective of POLO is to make a complete global survey of the Moon's physical and chemical properties using two spacecraft, one in low-altitude polar orbit about the Moon, the other in high-altitude lunar orbit. The basic payload of the Orbiter would contain X- and gamma-ray spectrometers, a multispectral stereo imaging system, a reflectance spectrometer, an altimeter, a magnetometer and an alpha-particle detector.

Key term(s)
  • polar-orbiting lunar observatory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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