LP LOSAPDR: Lunar Prospector Line-of-Sight Acceleration Profiles

LP L RSS Line of Sight Acceleration Profiles V1.0 consists of Line of Sight Acceleration Profile Data Records (LOSAPDR) from the Lunar Prospector mission. The data is derived from precise Doppler tracking of the spacecraft, with known motions removed to reveal small velocity changes caused by lunar mass distribution variations. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-03-13.

Use Cases

• Modeling lunar gravity anomalies based on residual Doppler-derived accelerations.
• Analyzing variations in the Moon's mass distribution based on line-of-sight gravity measurements.
• Interpreting geophysical features from spacecraft altitude acceleration data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Lunar Prospector mission by NASA.
• Measurements are derived from very precise Doppler tracking of the spacecraft.
• The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-13.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from Doppler tracking of the Lunar Prospector orbiting spacecraft.

Time Range

Likely corresponds to the Lunar Prospector mission period (1998-1999).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:37:15.368284; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Moon