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| Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
 Dec 25 2008, 05:06 PM
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Looks like we have the results of the instrument. I feel I'm very silly. I understand nothing.
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Dec 26 2008, 04:42 AM
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 Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
QUOTE (Zvezdichko @ Dec 25 2008, 12:06 PM)  Looks like we have the results of the instrument. I feel I'm very silly. I understand nothing. I got a Google translation for the PACE result map. But it's a real challenge to understand. I wasn't up to it but maybe others will have better luck. |
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Jan 9 2009, 02:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1075 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
The Kaguya Japanese image gallery has a flyaround movie of Kimura crater (farside). Not as spectacular as the Tycho flyover movie.
http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/selene_viewer/jp.../tc/tc_029.html This crater has interesting features on its bottom: pools of impact melt? |
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Jan 10 2009, 01:07 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Have we seen a picture of Rupes Recta (Straight Wall) from Kaguya? When I try googling I get suggestions that there may be something, but I can not seem to get any of the hits to pan out.
I believe one of the biologically-infested spacecraft of the 1960's may have imaged it as well, but I have not seen any photos. It was always one of my favorite targets with a telescope. -------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Jan 10 2009, 05:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1075 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
QUOTE (ilbasso @ Jan 9 2009, 08:07 PM) Have we seen a picture of Rupes Recta (Straight Wall) from Kayuga? There is an image on the following link: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kaguya/archive/original/kaguya087.jpg |
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Jan 10 2009, 06:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Perfect, thanks a million! You know, even though they say it's only a 7% slope, it still looks very sheer even from this close up.
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Jan 10 2009, 08:32 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
What a beautiful shot!
When does Kaguya's primary mission end, anyhow? I'm afraid with the recent rush in lunar orbiters I haven't kept abreast of things too well. -------------------- 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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| Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Jan 10 2009, 08:36 PM
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Kaguya finished its primary mission in October. It's now in an extended phase. By the way, the raw data is expected to be released one year after the primary mission. I do hope people will retain interest, because LRO will launch this year and soon we will have a powerful camera in orbit.
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Jan 10 2009, 08:46 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
The altimetry data I'm really looking forward to - as, believe it or not, MOLA means we know more about the shape of Mars than the Moon (and as an animator - it's almost impossible to do a nice animation of the moon with the current elevation data out there)
Doug |
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| Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Jan 10 2009, 09:10 PM
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You did some great animations, Doug. Even without lalt data
PS: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008cosp...37.1326I If we are able to find the full text, it will be helpful |
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Jan 28 2009, 10:54 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Tycho fly over: http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/selene_viewer/en.../tc/tc_012.html
The file is very heavy and I couldn't open it. Ciel &Espace jan 09 says it worth a try. I hope you'll be luckier than me. Forget me if already posted. -------------------- |
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Jan 28 2009, 11:46 PM
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 9-September 05 From: Vancouver, BC, Canada Member No.: 489 |
When can we expect the images taken of the area where Apollo's landings occured?
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Jan 29 2009, 01:06 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10255 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
It's impossible to predict when a press release or a published paper might occur, but by the end of this year (approximately) the full Kaguya data set should be available online. Then just watch UMSF go to town with it! You might also find some interesting results reported at LPSC at the end of March.
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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Jan 29 2009, 03:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1075 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
A note to UMSF members in the UK:
"the UK public premiere of the Japanese space agency’s High-Defintion moon footage" Details on this link: http://www.super-collider.com/supercinema/ |
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Jan 29 2009, 08:38 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
...yesterday.
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