Targets for LRO |
Targets for LRO |
Apr 6 2007, 09:41 PM
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You can imagine this to be a companion thread to the one requesting suggestions
for MRO targets on Mars. The LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) is set to launch in a little over a year from now. There was to a be a site selection workshop in May 2007, next month, but I see now that it has been cancelled. Therefore, it appears that it is up to us, the UMSF Community to take up the baton and help NASA out. It was done for New Horizons at Jupiter and was very productive. So, what are the sites that you would like to see imaged at 0.5 meter resolution by LROC, LRO's High-Resolution camera? My first suggestion would be to re-photograph the Surveyor 1 landing site to compare it with the images obtained by Lunar Orbiter 3. My second suggestion would be to photograph the Surveyor 6 landing area. This should image S-6 itself, but even more interesting, it may capture images of Surveyor 4, which should be only a mile or so away. This would help to determine whatever happened to S-4, which abruptly stopped transmitting just short of touchdown. Another Phil |
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Jul 11 2009, 05:43 PM
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You forget something. The flag was made of nylon. I'm sure there's only the pole left. The rest is ashes.
Plus, the resolution won't be that good. |
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Jul 11 2009, 06:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 3-June 08 From: McLean, VA Member No.: 4177 |
You could be right about the flag - I still harbor a hope that the nylon will not have disintegrated. But the resolution from that altitude is about 1.2 meters per pixel, so if there is a bleached flag flat on the surface, we should see it.
I just googled the specs on Nylon, for what it's worth, and one site (Beaver Manufacturing Co.!) says it is resistant to dry heat but degrades at prolonged exposure of 180 degrees C. The max temperature on the lunar surface is less than 150 degrees C, no? But I have no idea if it is that simple a calc for the Nylon on the moon over 40 years of solar cycles... |
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