Meet LunaH-Map
LunaH-Map CubeSat and team members: (L-R) Joe Dubois, Tyler O'Brien, Nathaniel Struebel, and P.I. Craig Hardgrove
LunaH-Map Lead Mechanical Engineer Joe DuBois at work on the cubesat as Principal Investigator Craig Hardgrove watches.
LunaH-Map is a new type of NASA planetary science mission. LunaH-Map is a miniaturized, fully functional interplanetary spacecraft the size of a shoebox that will map hydrogen enrichments (indicators of water-ice) within permanently shadowed regions of the lunar South Pole. By flying over the South Pole at a very low altitude, LunaH-Map will be able to resolve ice enrichments that previous spacecraft missions could not. The spacecraft will use a miniaturized propulsion system, attitude control, power and communications systems to maneuver into orbit around the Moon.
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Credit: ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration
Caption: LunaH-Map CubeSat and team members: (L-R) Joe Dubois, Tyler O'Brien, Nathaniel Struebel, and P.I. Craig Hardgrove
Credit: ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration
Caption: LunaH-Map Lead Mechanical Engineer Joe DuBois at work on the cubesat as Principal Investigator Craig Hardgrove watches.
Credit: ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration
Caption: Meet LunaH-Map
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