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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ocean_of_Storms
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:University
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:data_type
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spectral data
thermal data
topographic data
radiation data
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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water ice at the lunar poles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lunar Prospector
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Moon's_South_Pole
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gptkbp:instrumentation
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:legal_case
gamma-ray spectrometer
thermal mapper
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gptkbp:launch_date
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January 6, 1998
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Atlas_IIAS
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:planet
gptkb:software
July 31, 1999
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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approximately 18 months
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gptkbp:objective
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map the Moon's surface
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gptkbp:operational_status
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completed
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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over 1,000,000 measurements
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
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study lunar geology
analyze lunar regolith
map lunar mineralogy
determine lunar surface composition
measure lunar magnetic field
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gptkbp:significance
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paved the way for future lunar missions
enhanced understanding of lunar geology
provided data for lunar resource utilization studies
contributed to future lunar exploration plans
demonstrated the feasibility of lunar orbiters
first mission to map the Moon in detail
influenced lunar science research
provided evidence of water ice on the Moon
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gptkbp:status
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deliberately crashed into the Moon
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
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