Robotic Lunar Observatory
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The Robotic Lunar Observatory, or ROLO, was an astronomical
observatory
funded by NASA
, located at the USGS Flagstaff Field Center in Flagstaff, AZ, atop McMillan Mesa. Its purpose was to establish the Moon as a radiance calibration source for Earth-orbiting remote sensing spacecraft.
Astronomy
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observatory
Observatory
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funded by NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
, located at the USGS Flagstaff Field Center in Flagstaff, AZ, atop McMillan Mesa. Its purpose was to establish the Moon as a radiance calibration source for Earth-orbiting remote sensing spacecraft.