Video chat with mission engineer Dawn Myers. Ask questions about how spacecraft like LRO are maneuvered, or what it's like to be an engineer working for NASA. Dawn Myers is a mission operations planner with the LRO team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

In the event of inclement weather, the program may be moved or postponed. Check @SIObservatory for updates or call (202) 633-2517.

Accessibility: The Observatory dome and Museum galleries are accessible.

Artist's impression of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in orbit around the Moon.

 One the first images returned by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) shows cratered regions near the moon's Mare Nubium region. Impact craters feature prominently, with older craters have softened edges, while younger craters appear crisp. The image shows a region 1,400 meters (0.87 miles) wide, and features as small as 3 meters (9.8 feet) wide can be discerned.  
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How to attend

Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory; rain location is Explore the Universe gallery