CRATER

NASA's 21st century Vision for Space Exploration included a return to the moon and beyond, with an eye for safe landing sites, potential resources, and characterizing the environment. A first step in this lunar endeavor was the launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) on June 18, 2009... LRO's science payload of seven instruments gathers data useful to further exploration of the moon. Among those instruments is CRaTER Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation. CRaTER characterizes the global lunar radiation environment and its biological impacts by measuring galactic and solar cosmic ray radiation behind a "human tissue-equivalent" plastic... NASA Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation UNH

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