Diviner
Encyclopedia
Diviner is an infrared
sensing instrument aboard NASA
's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
, part of the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program which is studying the moon. It is also referred to as the DLRE, for 'Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment' - A radiometer
is a sensor designed to measure Electromagnetic Radiation
, especially infrared heat radiation.
On the 9th of October, 2009, the Diviner team announced detection of a hot spot on the moon at the location of the LCROSS
impact.
.
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
sensing instrument aboard 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...
's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Lunar Precursor Robotic Program is a program of robotic spacecraft missions which NASA will use to prepare for future human spaceflight missions to the Moon. Two LPRP missions, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite , were launched in June 2009...
, part of the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program which is studying the moon. It is also referred to as the DLRE, for 'Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment' - A radiometer
Radiometer
A radiometer is a device for measuring the radiant flux of electromagnetic radiation. Generally, the term radiometer denotes an infrared radiation detector, yet it also includes detectors operating on any electromagnetic wavelength....
is a sensor designed to measure Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that exhibits wave-like behavior as it travels through space...
, especially infrared heat radiation.
On the 9th of October, 2009, the Diviner team announced detection of a hot spot on the moon at the location of the LCROSS
LCROSS
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. The mission was conceived as a low-cost means of determining the nature of hydrogen detected at the polar regions of the moon. The main LCROSS mission objective was to explore the presence of water ice...
impact.
Other uses
Diviner also refers to a person who claims to see the future by supernatural means. For this meaning, see divinationDivination
Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual...
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