Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
gptkbp:analyzes lunar regolith
gptkbp:based_on neutron detection principles
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
international space agencies
gptkbp:contributed_to understanding of lunar water ice
lunar exploration knowledge
lunar volatiles
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:software
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:has_mission map lunar polar regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND)
gptkbp:instrument advanced sensors
gamma-ray detectors
neutron detectors
neutron spectrometers
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in space environment
scientific research purposes
lunar surface water sources
terrestrial neutron sources
gptkbp:is_designed_for detecting neutrons
gptkbp:is_designed_to map hydrogen distribution
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by scientific accuracy
scientific performance
gptkbp:is_incorporated_in LRO scientific payload
gptkbp:is_integrated_with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter systems
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NASA's_Artemis_program
gptkb:NASA's_Lunar_Exploration_Program
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission
lunar science initiatives
LRO science team
NASA's lunar science program
gptkbp:is_studied_in lunar polar ice deposits
gptkbp:is_tested_for space conditions
gptkbp:is_used_in planetary science research
gptkbp:is_utilized_in gptkb:software
lunar surface analysis
gptkbp:launched September 2009
gptkbp:measures neutron flux
global neutron maps
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:operates_in low-energy neutron range
gptkbp:operates_under altitudes up to 50 km
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:2009
several years
gptkbp:part_of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter payload
gptkbp:provides_information_on lunar geology
lunar surface composition
passive detection
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:recognizes hydrogen on the Moon
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
gptkbp:significance future lunar missions
gptkbp:supports human exploration of the Moon
gptkbp:technology neutron spectroscopy
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter