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Jun 19 2009, 11:25 AM
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I know it may be too early for such a thread, but an announcement has to be made.
The official website of the LROC camera is: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/ A brief description plus status is available here: http://www.msss.com/lro/lroc/index.html |
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Jul 7 2009, 03:19 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Jul 7 2009, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2547 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
Quite impressive pinnacles and spikes around Anaxagoras A... Beware anomalist thinking. The sun angle is likely to be so low that these could well be quite ordinary boulders or clumps. Without knowing the sun angle and even the local topography, you just can't tell. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Jul 8 2009, 09:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1465 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Columbus OH USA Member No.: 13 |
Beware anomalist thinking. The sun angle is likely to be so low that these could well be quite ordinary boulders or clumps. Without knowing the sun angle and even the local topography, you just can't tell. I ran the photo's particulars through SPICE and get a sun elevation of 0.42 degrees, so it's just sitting practically on the horizon and rising. 30JUN2009 16:04:33 UTC, center lon -7.890545, center lat 72.20735 -> sun elevation 0.422, sun azimuth 89.395 -------------------- |
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