A New Moon Rises
SITES and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum present A New Moon Rises, a magnificent glimpse of the enduring mystery and beauty of the Moon. Our Moon is incredibly dynamic. Since 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has been studying the ever-changing Moon. Its high-resolution imaging system, called the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, has taken over a million photographs of the surface and revealed details never before seen. A New Moon Rises features dozens of these new images—which greatly enrich our knowledge of the history and geology of the Moon.
A New Moon Rises was created by the National Air and Space Museum and Arizona State University, and is organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
Upcoming Stops
- A New Moon Rises includes the digital files to produce amazing, large-scale, high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface taken between 2009 and 2015 by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC).Springfield, MO–
