lunar orbiter
Circling the moon
A lunar orbiter is a spacecraft designed to circle the Moon rather than land on it or fly past.
Orbiters conduct mapping, photography, and scientific measurements from above the lunar surface.
NASA's Lunar Orbiter program in the 1960s photographed potential Apollo landing sites.
The lunar orbiter completed its hundredth pass over the far side.
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- dark sideHidden negative aspect
- far sideOpposite surface from viewer
- Sea of TranquilityDark lunar plain
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
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