Exciting New Images | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/937
Using a subset of the LRO data products, a new tool was developed that enables detailed design of future surface traverses. The tool integrates topography models
from the Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) and surface temperature data derived from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment
(Diviner). Using the local topography from NAC and LOLA digital terrain models and surface properties derived from results obtained during the Apollo and Luna
missions, we can now estimate the energy required to traverse between different science and exploration targets using a terramechanics model. In addition, by
integrating various LRO data products, we can examine the illumination conditions along the traverse at any point in time, which is important when simulating
a rover’s energy use and storage.
Lunar South Polar Region Lighting Environment: 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbTMKlTp-TE