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Voyager's Griffin-1 lander will deliver NASA's Lunar Retroreflector Array (LRA) to Mons Mouton (South Pole).
Editor's Note: On September 19, 2025, NASA announced that VIPER and its instruments will be delivered to Mons Mouton by a Blue Origin Blue Moon MK-1 lander as part of task order CS-7.
LRA
Laser Retroreflector Array
PI: Dr. Xiaoli Sun, GSFC
The Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) is the ultimate sidekick to any lunar surface payload suite. Payload-collected data needs precise locations to maximize its effectiveness and accuracy, and LRA does exactly that. LRA uses reflected laser light from orbiting spacecraft to determine its exact location, enabling an indirect measurement of a precise distance to Earth.
The Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) has eight retroreflectors inside. It will be mounted on Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander deck and help provide precision measurements of distances between orbiting or landing spacecraft.
NASA / GSFC
