MMT Observatory LCROSS Impact: Calibrated Lunar Observations from 2009

2009-10-09 calibrated observations of the LCROSS spacecraft impact on the moon, captured by the CLIO instrument on the MMT Observatory 6.5-meter telescope. The archive consists of calibrated FITS images of the event. This is one of several Earth-based observation datasets of the impact, provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze the morphology and evolution of the LCROSS impact plume based on calibrated FITS images.
• Study the spectral properties of the lunar surface material ejected by the impact.
• Validate or compare Earth-based telescope observations with other LCROSS observation datasets.
• Train or test computer vision models for detecting and characterizing transient astronomical events.

Strengths

• Observations are calibrated, which may reduce processing overhead for scientific analysis.
• Data originates from a 6.5-meter telescope, suggesting potentially high-resolution imagery.
• Dataset is part of a collection of Earth-based observations, allowing for comparative studies.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Observations captured by the CLIO instrument on the MMT Observatory 6.5-meter telescope.

Time Range

2009-10-09

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:34:33.880299; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Moon (Lunar surface)