Lunar Prospector
NASA mission designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon
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Lunar Prospector
Summary
Lunar Prospector is a lunar orbiter[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #5 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Lunar Prospector's image is recorded as Lunar Prospector orbiter.jpg[3].
- Lunar Prospector's instance of is recorded as lunar orbiter[4].
- Lunar Prospector's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
- Lunar Prospector's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite[6].
- Lunar Prospector's operator is recorded as Ames Research Center[7].
- Lunar Prospector's logo image is recorded as Lunar Prospector insignia.png[8].
- Lunar Prospector's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space[9].
- Lunar Prospector's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1998-001A[10].
- Lunar Prospector's part of is recorded as Discovery Program[11].
- Lunar Prospector's Commons category is recorded as Lunar Prospector[12].
- Lunar Prospector's space launch vehicle is recorded as Athena II[13].
- Lunar Prospector's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon[14].
- Lunar Prospector's SCN is recorded as 25131[15].
- Lunar Prospector's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
- Lunar Prospector's powered by is recorded as solar cell[17].
- Lunar Prospector's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery[18].
- Lunar Prospector's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1998-01-07T00:00:00Z[19].
- Lunar Prospector's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -87.7, 'lon': 42}[20].
- Lunar Prospector's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wj1t[21].
- Lunar Prospector's spacecraft bus is recorded as LM-100[22].
- Lunar Prospector's cause of destruction is recorded as lunar impact[23].
- Lunar Prospector's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[24].
- Lunar Prospector's significant event is recorded as lunar impact[25].
- Lunar Prospector's official website is recorded as https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lunar-prospector/[26].
- Lunar Prospector's space tug is recorded as Star 37[27].
Why It Matters
Lunar Prospector draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #5 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]