Hi! We work on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission – the only spacecraft orbiting the Moon right now. We’re here to answer your questions on anything Moon-related – from the super lunar eclipse on Wednesday to Apollo to the latest science! Ask us anything!

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Yes, the Moon landings were real. Now that that is out of the way, we are a group of scientists who work on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission. LRO has been in orbit around the Moon since 2009, gathering data on the Moon’s resources, temperature, radiation, geologic history, and potential landing sites. The long duration of our mission has enabled us to map the Moon as it changes over time. We’ve seen new craters form, calculated global temperature changes, and measured the topography in such detail that we now know the shape of the Moon better than any other celestial body in the universe! Plus, all of our instruments on the spacecraft are refining how they collect data – so we’re using our tools more efficiently.

In addition to talking about LRO, we can answer your questions about Earth’s Moon and lunar exploration, past, present and future. We’re especially excited to talk to you about the lunar eclipse coming up on Wednesday and give you the inside scoop on why people are calling it a Super Blue Blood Moon.

Dr. Catherine Elder: I’m a planetary geologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. I study the surfaces and interiors of planets and moons and work on the Diviner instrument on the LRO spacecraft, that measures lunar temperatures.

Andrea Jones: I’m a planetary geologist and the Public Engagement Lead for LRO at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Dr. Erwan Mazarico: I am a geophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and have worked on the LRO and GRAIL missions that mapped the lunar shape (via laser altimetry) and its gravity field.

Dr. Noah Petro: I am a planetary geologist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Deputy Project Scientist for LRO at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. My research includes the use of lunar data from Apollo as well as from LRO, in an effort to understand how the surface of the Moon has changed over billions of years.

Ernie Wright: I am a science visualizer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. I’m a computer scientist by training, and use programming and data to create lunar visualizations, like this one: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4604

Learn more about LRO: lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov

The Moon: moon.nasa.gov

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">Hi! We work on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission – the only spacecraft orbiting the Moon right now. We’re here to answer your questions on anything Moon-related – from the super lunar eclipse on Wednesday to Apollo to the latest science! Ask us anything!