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- Neutron and Gamma-Ray Spectrometers grew out of the nuclear test ban treaty verification program.
- Lunar Prospector: First time neutrons used to image another ěplanet.î Los Alamos responsible for 3 of 5 instruments. Launched 1/98; crashed 7/99. Total cost including launch: $63M.
- Neutron Spectrometer on Mars Odyssey to map water at Mars.
- Future LANL Neutron and Gamma-Ray Spectrometers on DAWN (launch in 2006) to measure the composition of the asteroids Ceres and Vesta.
