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LADEE Above the Lunar Surface Artist's Concept

An artists's concept of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft seen orbiting near the surface of the moon.
Source: NASA Ames / Dana Berry
Published: August 16, 2013

An artists's concept of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft seen orbiting near the surface of the moon.

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