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I have an update. I'm moving to hang out with @NASAMoon full-time. Stay in touch! Follow @NASAMoon for the latest Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter news. Thank you, LRO fans, for the love 💙🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘💙

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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

@LRO_NASA

7 years

I'm on standby during the #SuperBlueBloodMoon since I get my energy from the Sun. If I was taking pictures, this is what I would see!

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I'm lucky, because I get to experience ALL the phases of the Moon - both the near side and the far side.

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Get ready for movie night:

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Learn more about the Apollo 12 pinpoint landing on the Ocean of Storms, where astronauts Alan Bean and Pete Conrad collected rock samples and made field observations that resulted in key discoveries about lunar geology.

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Now, with #280characters , I can better describe what I'm seeing on the Moon! Crater crater crater crater volcano crater crater crater crater crater crater crater volcano crater crater crater crater Apollo landing site crater crater crater crater crater water crater crater crater

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I am ready to help @NASA 's new commercial partners. My team has been studying the Moon for 9 years and has a wealth of data. Let's advance lunar science and exploration!

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@LRO_NASA

8 years

44 years ago, right now, astronauts were on the Moon. Apollo 17. It was the last manned mission to the Moon.

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@LRO_NASA

10 years

Happy #EarthDay . Here's a picture of the Earth from the Moon, courtesy of my on-board cameras! http://t.co/bUcla6atBl

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

In 100 lunar days, I've imaged nearly the entire surface of the Moon. What have you done? #observethemoon

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

How does the Moon appear to move? Let me count the ways (6)

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@LRO_NASA

5 years

How does @NASA organize an #Apollo50th celebration? We planet!😜🌑🚀 Find an event near you.

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

While I love exploring the Moon, sometimes I get to checkout Earth too!

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

#OTD in 1971, the Apollo 14 lunar module safely landed on the Moon. Here's a picture I took of the landing site in the Fra Mauro region of the Moon.

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🎉🎵 Happy birthday to meeee! 🎵🎊 10 years ago, I launched from @NASAKennedy on a voyage to the Moon. It's been an amazing 10 years. I've orbited the Moon over 40,000 times and collected over a petabyte of data! #LRO10th

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Apollo 15 Moon landing #OTD in 1971–check out a zoomable traverse, a flip book of images (where you can watch shadows move across the surface as you adjust the Sun angle over the landing site), and more on my Camera team's website:

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You can explore the Apollo 12 landing site, where Alan Bean and Pete Conrad walked – and enabled scientific investigations that continue today, on the LRO Camera website.

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To get a sense of scale - the boulder on top of Tycho's central peak could fit inside a baseball stadium.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Imagine the amount of dough you'd need to make a cookie the size of the Moon–it's over 2,000 miles, almost 3,500 km across! If each impact crater were a chocolate chip, those thousands of chips might give @MeCookieMonster quite a belly ache. #NationalCookieDay

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49 years ago today, Apollo 12 landed on the Moon. I was able to capture some of the sharpest images we have of the descent stage as well as the paths the astronauts took. Learn more at

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Check out this beautiful image I took of Pierazzo Crater:

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7 years

I've seen your eclipse pics. Now here's mine!

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@LRO_NASA

8 years

Now at your fingertips: the phase and libration of the Moon for 2017, at hourly intervals.

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6 years

Oh my goodness. Eye 🍬!

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@LRO_NASA

5 years

Omg look how cute I was on my first day at the Moon 10 years ago #OTD ! I’ve learned SO much since then. Here are 10 highlights I’ve learned about @NASAMoon in my 10 years (and counting) here. #LRO10th

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Let's play a game of I Spy. I spy the Apollo 16 rover and the astronaut tracks in this photo I took of the Apollo 16 landing site in the Descartes region. Can you? Hint - zooming in helps.

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@LRO_NASA

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Radar from Arecibo can be reflected off the Moon into my radar antenna, giving scientists insight into the nature of the first few centimeters beneath the lunar surface. (example: )

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

For a long time, lunar swirls on the surface of the Moon were a mystery. But recently, researchers from the IMPACT team at UC Boulder have successfully modeled solar wind and magnetic field interactions that match the pictures I have taken!

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

I just took this image of the Chinese lander Chang’e 4! Chang’e 4 landed on the far side of the Moon in Von Kármán crater at the beginning of January. For scale, the car-sized lander is 2 pixels across and the mountain range is 3000 meters (9850 ft) tall.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

I’ve been at the Moon for 100 lunar days! What’s a lunar day you ask?

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@LRO_NASA

5 years

10 years ago #OTD I entered lunar orbit! Since then, I've orbited the Moon over 40,000 times. Here's a few highlights of what I've learned.

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

🎶 And the flag was still there 🎶 All 6 of the flags the Apollo astronauts left on the Moon are still there, and thanks to my camera team, we have seen that 5 of the 6 are still standing! #FlagDay 🇺🇸

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

It's been a full year since the 2017 total solar eclipse! Here's an image I took that day of the Moon's shadow on the Earth. #Eclipse2017

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@LRO_NASA

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Just completed 40,000 orbits around the Moon! Each one allows me to gather more information about Earth's nearest neighbor and how it's changing even today, helping scientists better understand the Moon–and the Earth.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

The Moon doesn't have seasons the way you do on Earth - and there are some areas that almost always get sunlight. This rim on Shackleton Crater is lit 90% of the year. It'd be tough to get a good night's sleep!

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Other spacecraft and I have helped reveal the Moon’s composition. No cheese yet. Unfortunately, no chocolate either. #WorldChocolateDay

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Here's a pretty picture of Giordano Bruno crater, for those days when you could use a little space 🌝 Crater is 20 km across, about 12 miles

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

What a work of art from some of my data!

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@CassiniSaturn

6 years

🌔 As the last full Moon of the year approaches, get a sneak peek at all the #Moon phases of 2019, courtesy of @NASAGoddard and detailed animations based on data from @LRO_NASA :

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

In the midst of mission celebrations... today is my science mission anniversary. Going strong since 2009, with so much left to explore!

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

I took this image of Chang’e 4 lander and rover from directly overhead at an altitude of 82 km. I plan to continue imaging the Chang’e 4 landing site as the angle of the sunlight changes.

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#4 of my top 5 mission moments this year. I took this beautiful limb shot of Tycho Crater. That tiny white dot on top of the central peak is the size of a baseball stadium!

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A frosty Moon? I found evidence of water ice on the Moon's south pole!

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Most of the time I point straight down at the Moon, but once in a while I get to rotate to capture out-of-the-airplane-window-perspective images like this one of Zeeman mons. This mountain rises over 7,500m (24,500 ft) above the floor of Zeeman crater.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Happy Apollo 17 Moon Landing Anniversary! Here's some pics I took of Jack Schmitt and Gene Cernan's tracks on the Moon made 45 years ago.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

The Apollo 10 crew nicknamed their lunar module ‘Snoopy’ and the command module, ‘Charlie Brown’ after the Peanuts characters. #tbt

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Check out this awesome image I took of Tycho Crater! About 100 million years ago, an impactor hit the Moon to form the 85 km wide crater.

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@LRO_NASA

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#1 - It's the last day of the year and of course, my top mission moment had to be the total solar eclipse. Can you find where you were on Earth when I took this picture of the Moon’s shadow?

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

My cameras captured this image of Chladni crater, which is 13.1 km wide and 2.6 km deep. Learn more about Chladini crater and its namesake at:

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

As NASA celebrates its #NASA60th anniversary, I’d like to highlight some of my biggest contributions to NASA’s science, starting with: the far side!

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@LRO_NASA

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Nine years ago today... What an adventure it's been. And so much more to come.

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@LRO_NASA

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#2 of my top 5 mission moments of 2017 – Using my data, my team found new evidence of frost on the Moon!

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@LRO_NASA

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"Houston, we've had a problem." On April 13, 1970 (which was NOT #FridayThe13th ), Apollo 13 had some bad luck. #OTD , a service module oxygen tank exploded, leading to quick thinking by NASA engineers and Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert on how to safely return to Earth.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

In my 8 years at the Moon, I've captured lunar dynamics. There's value in long-duration missions.

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@LRO_NASA

11 years

@wilw I've got a better one.. I'm orbiting a rock, that's orbiting another rock, hurtling through space. That's meta. :-)

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@LRO_NASA

5 years

It’s a BIG birthday for me. Tomorrow will be ten years since launch! I know. I don't look like it. Here’s a picture of me when I was just a wee spacecraft. What were you up to ten years ago? #LRO10th

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

My team is sad to see our Systems Engineer Nayi go, but is very excited for her new role as a Mission Director for @OSIRISREx and @MAVEN2Mars ! Way to go Nayi! #WomenInSTEM

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Very sad to hear of the passing of Apollo 12 command module pilot Dick Gordon. Farewell, fellow lunar explorer.

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@LRO_NASA

8 years

Today is the anniversary of the first Moon landing. I'm proud to help prepare for the next lunar explorers.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Would you like to see what I see at the Moon? This new video features my 9 years worth of data collection and the latest scientific updates. Take a tour of @NASAMoon ! And learn more at

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

The more than 7000 high resolution Ranger 8 images helped @NASA select landing sites for the Apollo Missions. My images of the Moon's surface will help with the selection of landing sites for the future missions. @Apollo50

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After taking more than 7,000 high resolution images of the Moon, Ranger 8 successfully impacts the Sea of Tranquility today in 1965. Images from the Ranger program helped us select landing sites for Apollo. #Apollo50

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Beautiful! More at:

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The data I've collected from my almost 10 years orbiting the Moon is crucial as we plan for sustained human exploration for #Moon2Mars . Learn more at

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10 years

Beautiful shot! MT @astrostew : Moon Saturn Occultation composite, best I could do with cloud interference http://t.co/65vCndQ7PN

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Even though I'm far away from you Earthlings, I love you guys to the Moon and back - 477,710 miles on average. Happy #ValentinesDay ! 💗 More space-themed valentines here:

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@LRO_NASA

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I was only 93 km above the surface when I took this photo, of Wallach crater:

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7 years

Both Awesome! #NationalPizzaDay

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Only 25 days until the total solar eclipse crosses the continental United States. #eclipse2017

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

Today in 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 became the first US spacecraft to orbit the Moon!

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

As the Apollo missions progressed, the landing site terrain became more and more challenging. One of the best ways to see this is through 3D models. NASA scientist @jacobrichardson has made files using my data that you can print yourself with a 3D printer!

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Here's a photo I took of the Moon. Let's see your photos from #InternationalObservetheMoonNight ! #MoonCrushMonday

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

"Would you like to go to the Moon?" Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt explains his response to getting that call. Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 17 launch. 45 years later, my data is helping scientists continue to learn about the landing site.

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@LRO_NASA

6 years

Looking at the moon is one of my favorite hobbies!

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@NASAMoon

6 years

Sometimes we all just really need to look at a beautiful image of our Moon. #MondayMotivation

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Happy #Apollo50th anniversary! I remember what it's like - the anticipation of launching on a rocket to the Moon.

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

“The valley we were in was deeper than the Grand Canyon and the walls of the Valley were silhouetted against a black sky. The hardest thing to get used to is a black sky. I never fully got used to that.” - Jack Schmitt

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Did you know #EarthDay was inspired by the iconic photograph taken on Apollo 8? Traveling afar makes you realize how precious Earth is.

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5 years

Okay. Hit me with your lunar questions. Use #Apollo50th to ask my scientists any Moon questions you have! And join @NASA live at 1 PM ET for

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@LRO_NASA

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#3 of my top 5 mission moments this year – I’m a survivor. Remember when a meteoroid hit my camera? I certainly have not forgotten, but I am doing better now. Thanks for asking.

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@LRO_NASA

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Good news! I made it through the lunar eclipse. The operations team will spend the night turning on each of my 7 instruments.

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6 years

Ernie Wright, the data visualizer extraordinaire who recreated the moment when the Apollo 8 crew first saw and photographed the Earth rising from behind the Moon...

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@LRO_NASA

5 years

Here are before and after images of the Beresheet impact site on the Moon, captured by my camera team. Learn more at

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@LRO_NASA

9 years

45 years ago today, Apollo 14 landed on the Moon. Explore images of the landing site here:

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I did know :)

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7 years

Did you know? Unlike 🌎, the moon's axis is barely tilted to the sun - so there are polar regions that never get sunlight.

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The LRO team welcomes Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt back to NASA Goddard today to celebrate the upcoming 45th anniversary of Apollo 17

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@LRO_NASA

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The technology on my payload includes 6 impressive instruments and 1 technology demonstration and has been running in space for 9 years, with many more to come. Advancements in technology through the last 60 years has been great! #NASA60th learn more

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Humans left the Moon 45 years ago, but science didn't! Apollo 17 Astronauts Schmitt and Cernan left an ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package) that ran until 1977. And of course, you know, I'm still here, doing my thing :)

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@LRO_NASA

7 years

Do you want to get away this weekend? Visit the Moon with Moon Trek! Thanks to my 8 years of data collection, you can travel to the Apollo 11 landing site and check out @TheRealBuzz and Neil Armstrong’s tracks.

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@LRO_NASA

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A lunar optical illusion! The darker areas in this image of the Ina landform appear to be depressions, but they are actually raised. Imagine that the lighter area is a frying pan, the darker areas are pancake batter, and the craters are bubbles within the pancake.

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@LRO_NASA

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Data I collected on the shape of the Moon has allowed NASA to create the most accurate map of eclipse totality yet

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The Sun’s angle can make a big difference on my images of objects on the lunar surface. Check out the Apollo 11 landing site as @NASASun moves across the lunar sky.

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How low can I go? The team discusses how I can get close to the Moon to collect valuable data without hitting any mountains. Um - YEAH!

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Attention mountain climbers! And all lunar enthusiasts. Check out these towering peaks on the Moon.

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DYK flags still stand on the lunar surface? #FlagDay

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At 2:25pm EDT (11:25 PDT) on Monday, August 21, wave at the Moon! And I'll take your picture. #Eclipse2017

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I’ve used 96.8% (21KG) of my propellant. With the remaining fuel and a stable orbit, I could collect lunar data for 11 more years!

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@LRO_NASA

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Did you know that there are 5 U.S. flags on the Moon and I can see their shadows? Happy #FlagDay !

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Weather impacts your daily lives, but I too experience weather. Yesterday, I recorded a spike in radiation levels from the @NASASun flare

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@NASASun

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Yesterday, the Sun released the most powerful solar flare since at least 2008, when the current solar cycle began:

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A new view of rare volcanism on the Moon

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I'm a surviver. :o)

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@NASAGoddardPix

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WHAM!💥 A camera on @LRO_NASA survives meteoroid hit:

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the landing of Surveyor 1 - America's first soft lunar landing.

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51 years ago #OTD , NASA announced five potential landing sites for where humans might first walk on the Moon. Here is an image I took of the winning landing site of Apollo 11 after humans explored! More at: