Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Malin Space Science Systems
- Summary
- The Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a CCD camera attached to a powerful telescope with a 700mm focal length. It can take black and white images of the Moon with a resolution of less than a meter.
- This flight spare instrument is identical to the flown instrument built by Malin Space Science Systems. NASA transferred the camera to the Museum in 2016.
- Credit Line
- Transfer from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A20160054000
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- Steel
- Aluminum
- Composite
- Kapton
- Plastic
- Electronics
- Glass
- Adhesive
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 83.8 × 38.1 × 33.7cm, 9.5kg (2 ft. 9 in. × 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 1 1/4 in., 21lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20160054000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c7ea18d5-7196-4b13-9fa9-eab56716be4e
