Summary of the Results from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter after Seven Years in Lunar Orbit

•LOLA acquired nearly 7 billion altimetric measurements of the Moon.•The LOLA-defined shape and reference frame enables accurate (<10m) geolocation globally.•The LOLA datasets, including topography, slope, roughness, and reflectance, support geological studies of the lunar crust.•The high-resolution polar LOLA maps identified areas in permanent shadow and enable accurate illumination modeling.•Active and passive radiometry data were analyzed to inform surface composition and volatile distribution.