Chandrayaan-II, All Chandrayaan-II related articles |
Chandrayaan-II, All Chandrayaan-II related articles |
Dec 21 2010, 05:47 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 23-December 08 From: Mumbai Member No.: 4513 |
RussianSpaceWeb has reported that the possible landing sites for Chandrayaan-II called Luna-Resurs by the Russians have been selected. The selection is not final and seems to have been made (or covers only the Russian angle of the story) by Russian space organizations.
There is a detailed account of the selected landing sites for Chandrayaan-II here: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/luna_resurs_landing.html Pradeep -------------------- Pradeep Mohandas,
SEDS India. |
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Feb 27 2022, 09:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 559 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
Stunning, as Phil says, and the most detailed view of these two sites ever.
52 years later, the surficial disturbance made by the walking astronauts is still visible. Of course, it is not their actual footprints, but the wider area sprayed by dust lifted by their movements. Undisturbed surface, bleached by millennia of solar radiation, is lighter in tone. Movement uncovers the darker lower levels. Can anyone advise the current orbital inclination of Chandrayaan 2? I suspect near equatorial, meaning it can pass over Apollo 11, 12 and perhaps 14. But not 15,16 or 17? |
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Mar 2 2022, 06:34 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 23-July 11 Member No.: 6083 |
Stunning, as Phil says, and the most detailed view of these two sites ever. 52 years later, the surficial disturbance made by the walking astronauts is still visible. Of course, it is not their actual footprints, but the wider area sprayed by dust lifted by their movements. Undisturbed surface, bleached by millennia of solar radiation, is lighter in tone. Movement uncovers the darker lower levels. Can anyone advise the current orbital inclination of Chandrayaan 2? I suspect near equatorial, meaning it can pass over Apollo 11, 12 and perhaps 14. But not 15,16 or 17? The images covered so far show that the TMC has covered the Apollo 14 site (just). There are also TMC passes published just west of Taurus-Littrow, likewise just west of Apollo 16 and either side of the Apollo 15 site - very frustrating! My gut feeling is that the OHRC imaging of Apollo 11 and 12 was a 'target of opportunity' thing, seeing as the LMs are pretty much dead cetnre of the images! |
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