The Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA’s Goddard Flight Center has released its latest visualization of a Lunar South Pole Flyover. The animation starts by using data acquired by Clementine for a global view of the moon. It then transitions into using data acquired by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter when flying over the Lunar South Pole.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Oribiter (LRO) was launched on June 18, 2009. Its mission is to map the moon’s surface, find safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology. One of the instruments on board is the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) which measures landing site slopes, lunar surface roughness, and has begun generation of a high resolution 3D map of the Moon.
I heard LRO will help identify sites close to potential resources with high scientific value,favorable terrain and the environment necessary for safe future robotic and human lunar missions but is there a such site left? Have we not explored everything yet?