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Originally Posted by ngcles
The LRO didn't go there to take pretty pictures and prove (yet again) that the Apollo astronauts went to the Moon. That isn't it's purpose -- that was just a happy by-product. It would be a huge waste of NASA resources to send something to lunar polar orbit just to take pictures at a resolution that has little scientific value in achieving the mission objectives.
Make sense?
Best,
Les D
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Perfect sense Les, thank you for your detailed answer.
regards,
Steve