Q. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), was launched by which agency?
Answer:
NASA
Notes: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured an image of India's Chandrayaan-3 lander. Launched in 2009, the LRO's primary mission is to create a 3D map of the Moon's surface from a polar orbit. Equipped with seven science instruments, including a powerful telescope and camera system that can discern details as small as 2.5 meters across, the LRO has played a pivotal role in lunar geology, mineralogy, and environmental studies. It orbits the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. One of its remarkable instruments is a laser altimeter, which measures reflection times to produce precise 3D maps of the lunar surface. The spacecraft also carries instruments designed to explore dark craters for signs of water ice and a temperature sensor that uncovered the coldest spot in the solar system.