Apollo Sites from LRO |
Apollo Sites from LRO |
Jul 17 2009, 06:26 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
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Jul 17 2009, 06:31 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
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Jul 17 2009, 07:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 3-June 08 From: McLean, VA Member No.: 4177 |
The main NASA LRO site has larger views centered around the landing sites:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/mult...pollosites.html This one, from '11: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/369440m...pollo11_lrg.jpg ...really shows West crater and those big boulders Armstrong decided against landing next to. |
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Jul 17 2009, 07:06 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 12-April 06 Member No.: 738 |
Or maybe the big S-band deployable antenna... I would go for the antenna too, even though it wouldn't cast a so distinct shadow... Do you think the nylon of the flag would survive 40 years up there? Maybe. One should remember though that the S-Band antenna blew over during the hot-fire jets check shortly prior lift-off. MET shadow? |
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Jul 17 2009, 07:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 3-June 08 From: McLean, VA Member No.: 4177 |
Even on its side, its bigger than the MET...
QUOTE (Ian R) Probable locations of LRVs (definite in the case of Apollo 16): I think you nailed 'em. |
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Jul 17 2009, 07:16 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 24-June 09 Member No.: 4837 |
Maybe. One should remember though that the S-Band antenna blew over during the hot-fire jets check shortly prior lift-off. MET shadow? Yes, let's wait for higher res images. Guys, I'm so excited with these yet! -------------------- |
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Jul 17 2009, 07:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 3-June 08 From: McLean, VA Member No.: 4177 |
Anybody else having trouble finding the landing sites from the Zoomify big pictures on the LROC site? Man! I keep scrolling, hunting, but I can't find anything yet. Maybe I'm too excited. I'm using the larger scale maps from Lunar Orbiter for context, putting the image in Lat/Long focus around the published location for the site, and still no use... I thought I had a good eye! If anybody can give me a rough location on the big strip for Apollo 14, I would be much obliged.
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Jul 17 2009, 07:51 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10227 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Look on the extreme right side - Triplet crater only just makes it onto the image.
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Jul 17 2009, 08:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 3-June 08 From: McLean, VA Member No.: 4177 |
Thanks! Maybe an eighth of the image height above the center.
I was scanning for Cone crater and Triplet but, of course, no Cone crater. We'll have to look for the later shots to see exactly where Al and Ed ended up before turning back down the mountain without that view... |
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Jul 17 2009, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1465 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Columbus OH USA Member No.: 13 |
Probable locations of LRVs (definite in the case of Apollo 16): I see a lot of parking tickets under the wiper. -------------------- |
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Jul 17 2009, 08:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 29-December 05 From: NE Oh, USA Member No.: 627 |
Thanks! Maybe an eighth of the image height above the center. I was scanning for Cone crater and Triplet but, of course, no Cone crater. We'll have to look for the later shots to see exactly where Al and Ed ended up before turning back down the mountain without that view... Yeah... I finally found it. Not easy. What clued me in was a comment from the teleconference that Cone Crater was out of view on the image track to the east. So I scrolled up the right side of the image until I saw Triplet. Interesting that we can see the tracks from EVA 1 but I see nothing to the east for EVA 2. I assume the lighting might have something to do with it, or it is because EVA 1 was more scuffed up and traveled? Can't wait for the highr res including the Cone crater traverse. Craig |
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Jul 17 2009, 08:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 29-December 05 From: NE Oh, USA Member No.: 627 |
Ok... I just submitted post #41 and now I think I do see a very faint track to the east on the Apollo 14 image.
Craig |
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Jul 17 2009, 09:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
Sirs, I am speechless, first due to these LRO images (and perfect timing of release) and second for the great identification effort you're doing...
Is like to see man on the moon for the second time! -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Jul 17 2009, 11:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Seems strange to see the sites with sun from the west, though. Never saw these sites in afternoon sun before!
I am *really* looking forward to the pics that will come down from the science orbit! -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Jul 17 2009, 11:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
Here is an attempt to enhance the immediate Apollo 11 site from LROC
The striping of the camera system is apparent; just pushing noise around at this altitude and with no calibration Cheers -------------------- CLA CLL
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