Chang'e 3 landing and first lunar day of operations, Including landing site geology and localization |
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Chang'e 3 landing and first lunar day of operations, Including landing site geology and localization |
 Dec 14 2013, 05:49 PM
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great work! so could the blocky crater we are seeing during the descent be the same one visible on that first surface pic?
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Dec 14 2013, 05:57 PM
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I think the crater from the surface image is actually a smaller one nearer the landing site. You can see it (and boulders in it that correspond fairly well to the surface image) in like the last frame before landing.
Edit: After looking at it again, I'm less certain of this. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Dec 14 2013, 06:10 PM
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This is the wider picture of the landing site, from Xinhua News Agency.
The crater which is 3 flag heights above the landing site is Laplace F. The largest crater in the cluster to the west of the landing site is Laplace FA (at least, it is on my rather old Apollo-era US map).
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Dec 14 2013, 06:16 PM
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Candidate surface feature identifications.
Attached thumbnail(s)
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Dec 14 2013, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Dec 14 2013, 11:16 AM)  Candidate surface feature identifications. Hello Old Friend, Long time no see! |
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Dec 14 2013, 06:44 PM
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Looking at the video on Emily's blog post, that very first image after landing is a little blurry in the shadows; that must've been the dust not quite settled. They sharpen in the next one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfNb0jeTi2s From 12:00 to 12:33 you can see it soften! Not quite Curiosity style, but still really impressive (and presumably more images will come down soon)! |
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Dec 14 2013, 06:48 PM
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If the landing site ID posted by Hungry4info is correct,
the rover should find itself in a target-rich environment. There are rocks and boulders of various sizes, especially along the rim of "the" large crater immediately to the west of the lander. On the near side of that rim there is also a bright patch that may be ejecta from a small, fresh crater. I wonder if the peaks of Montes Rectii are jutting above the N horizon Pole-Position style, ~100 km away. That would be fun. PS. The Pole-Position reference will only make sense to the more seasoned among you.. |
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Dec 14 2013, 06:51 PM
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QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Dec 14 2013, 07:16 PM) Candidate surface feature identifications. Interesting. If you turn upside down (180deg) the picture at right (before landing), and correct your assignment of "D", then it looks very convincing. What size has this crater? Thorsten |
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Dec 14 2013, 06:58 PM
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The crater is 20 metres across and about 20 metres from the lander. And yeah, my D is off. Thanks for the correction.
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Dec 14 2013, 08:29 PM
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My "interpretation" of your findings.
Easier to see the coincidence.  Thorsten PD: North is up.  |
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Dec 14 2013, 08:47 PM
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Nice work. That does make it easier to see!
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Dec 14 2013, 09:02 PM
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Live feed from CCTV just started; rover roll-off to occur shortly.
http://english.cntv.cn/live/p2p/index.shtml UPDATE: CCTV reports Yutu rover on the surface! No imagery yet. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Dec 14 2013, 09:11 PM
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Ramps being shown; rover shadow on left!
It's driving onto the ramp! Crane lowering! Surface in background! |
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Dec 14 2013, 09:17 PM
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Yutu on the ramp being lowered to surface.
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Dec 14 2013, 09:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2089 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Six wheels on Moon! Tracks!
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