SMART-1 impact, September 2006 |
SMART-1 impact, September 2006 |
Mar 16 2006, 05:26 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Emily posted a very nice article in her blog on the SMART-1 lunar impact in September this year. Here's a map of the targeted point:
But as Emily explained, the actual point may be off because of uncertainties about topography. I'm starting this thread to have a place for news and opinions on it, and - I really hope - maybe some observations at the time from any amateur astronomers out there. This event will be the last event to make it into my atlas. I've left a space for it, and I will make the final maps and fit them in, and then send the stuff off to the publisher. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Sep 6 2006, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
Besides, I have seen a cloud of dust when the Lunar Module takes off from the Moon in a mpeg film. I think you may discover it at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17v_1880127.mpg.
A light color dust around the takeoff site covered the black sky. However, I think that the Moon surface is not so dusty as the ones of Mars and also to some Earth places. I was surprised to see that there is not much dust around the take off in spite of the fact the surface has no cement but on an open surface. Then, I am supposing that the amount of dust of Moon surface must vary according to the some kind of ecological process. The bombardment of meteorites originates the most dust from Moon surface. The rest, no known. For Earth part, the dust is the product from hydro and aeolian force along with the oxidation process caused by the oxigen. But, Moon has no oxygen but it can only be found on silicates that it is very hard to separate from silicate only by after an over than 1,000 -1,500 C. Also, Moon has no aeolian and hydro or any other gas state that might erode the Moon surface to make dust. Where does the Moon dust comes from? Rodolfo |
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