Before the Moon and Walking on the Moon (partially edited)
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40-Ranger8.jpgMare Tranquillitatis and Sabine Crater65 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Ranger 8 image of the Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquillity) area of the Moon taken from 511 Km about 4 minutes before surface impact. The 30 Km diameter Sabine crater is at upper left. Note the two linear features at the center of the frame and rugged region at the bottom. The frame is about 95 Km across and North is up. The Apollo 11 landing site is about 30 Km to the right of this area (Ranger 8, B045)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-02-20 T 09:53:42
Distance/Range (km): 511.27
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +00.38, 021.03 E
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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41-Ranger8.jpgMare Tranquillitatis57 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Ranger 8 camera B image of the Moon about 5 seconds before impact. Ranger 8 impact took place on 20 February 1965 at 9:57:37 UT. This picture was taken from a distance of 11 Km. The area is in the Sea of Tranquillity about 2° north of the Apollo 11 landing site. The frame is about 2 Km across and North is up. Features as small as 4 meters across can be seen (Ranger 8, B090)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-02-20 T 09:57:32
Distance/Range (km): 10.98
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +02.68, 024.57 E
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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42-Ranger8.jpgImpact of Ranger 8: the last images65 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Final pictures taken by the Ranger 8 P-camera about 1/2 second before impact. Impact occurred on 20 February 1965 at 9:57:36.256 UT. The images are ordered (clockwise from upper left) P3, P4, P2, P1. Impact occurred before transmission of the image P4 was complete, hence the static over most of the image. The areas shown are in Mare Tranquillitatus (Sea of Tranquillity) about 60 km north of the Apollo 11 landing site. Image P3 was taken 0,489 seconds before impact, from a distance of 1,09 Km. The image is about 140 meters across. Image P1 was taken 0,689 seconds before impact from 1,52 Km and is 60 meters across. Image P2 was taken 0,289 seconds prior to impact from 640 meters. The frame is 30 meters across. North is up on all images (Ranger 8, P020)".
Notate la straordinaria somiglianza fra questi ultimi frames prima dell'impatto della Sonda Ranger 8 sulla Luna e gli ultimi frames prima dell'impatto della Sonda NEAR-Shoemaker sull'Asteroide Eros!
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43-Ranger9.jpgMare Nubium panorama from Ranger 964 visiteCaption NASA originale:"The first Ranger 9 image of the Moon, taken with the A camera from a distance of 2378 Km. The image is centered on the Mare Nubium region of the Moon, which extends to the bottom of the image. At upper left is southeastern Oceanus Procellarum. The 2 craters with the central peaks at right are Alphonsus, diameter 108 Km and below it Arzachel, diameter 96 Km. The crater near the center at about 8:00 is 60 Km Bullialdus. The frame is approximately 1050 Km across and north is at 12:30. The final impact point of Ranger 9 is in the Alphonsus Crater, midway between the central peak and rim at about 1:30 (Ranger 9, A001)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T 13:49:41
Distance/Range (km): 2377.62
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -15.37, 018.68 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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44-Ranger9.jpgPtolemaeus, Alphonsus and Albategnius Crater57 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Ranger 9 B-camera image from 2500 km showing Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Albategnius craters. Ptolemaeus is the large (164 Km diameter) flat-floored crater at the top. Alphonsus, diameter 108 Km, is at lower left and the 114 Km Albategnius crater is at lower right. The terminator runs through the lower corner. Ranger 9 impacted in Alphonsus Crater 18,5 minutes after this image was taken. North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, B001)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T 13:49:43
Distance/Range (km): 2521.74
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -09.52, 000.26 E
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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45-Ranger9.jpgThe rim of Alphonsus and Ptolemaeus Crater60 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Ranger 9 camera B image of the northeast rim of Alphonsus Crater at left and southern rim of Ptolemaeus crater at the top. The image was taken from 700 Km distance about 4,5 minutes before impact in Alphonsus Crater. The intersecting crater rims exhibit a chaotic, mountainous terrain, in sharp contrast to the flat crater floors. The frame is approximately 120 Km across and North is at 12:30. The image is centered at 12° S, 1° W (Ranger 9, B035)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-02-20 T 14:03:48
Distance/Range (km): 703.10
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.02, 000.76 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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46-Ranger9.jpgApproaching Alphonsus Crater78 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Ranger 9 image of Alphonsus Crater (diameter 108 Km) from a distance of 442 Km, taken about 3 minutes before impact in the upper right portion of the crater. At left is the northeastern edge of Mare Nubium. The crater adjacent to Alphonsus at the bottom is the 39 Km diameter Alpetragius. Davy Crater is at upper left. North is at 12:30. Ranger 9 impacted the Moon on 24 March 1965 at 14:08:20 UT (Ranger 9, A035)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T 14:05:18
Distance/Range (km): 442.26
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -13.443, 004.79 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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47-Ranger9.jpgThe "Central Peak" of Alphonsus Crater85 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Ranger 9 image taken 54 seconds before impact. The upraised area at lower center is the central peak of Alphonsus Crater floor. This image was taken from a distance of 136 Km. The impact point of Ranger 9 is to the right of the central reticle, about 60% of the way from the central reticle to the edge of the frame. The image is 60 Km across and North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, A060)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T 14:07:26
Distance/Range (km): 135.96
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -13.04, 003.06 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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48-Ranger9.jpgThe "floor" of Alphonsus Crater (3" before impact)88 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Last image taken by the Ranger 9 wide-angle A-camera about 3 seconds before impact. The image shows the floor of Alphonsus Crater from a distance of 7,5 km. The frame is about 3.3 Km across, the resolution is about 6 meters. North is at 12:30 (Ranger 9, A070)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T 14:08:17
Distance/Range (km): 7.58
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.85, 002.41 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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49-Rangers9.jpgThe last images from Ranger 984 visiteCaption NASA originale:"This image shows the last 2 pictures taken by Ranger 9 before impact onto the Lunar Surface. The images show the floor of Alphonsus Crater at 12.84° S, 2.39° W. North is at 1:00 in both images. The top image was taken by camera P3 at a distance of 600 m just 0,25 seconds before impact. The frame is about 70 m across. The lower frame is from camera P1. It includes most of the area on the left of the P3 frame and was taken from 1,2 Km 4,5 seconds prior to impact. The image is approximately 50 meters across. Part of the P3 frame is missing because Ranger 9 did not finish transmitting before impact. These were the last images from the Ranger Programme, which ended with this Mission (Ranger 9, P012)".
Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1965-03-24 T14:08:19.5
Distance/Range (km): 1
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -12.84, 002.39 W
Orbit(s): Impact - Hard Landing
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50-The Shard-00.gifThe famous "Shard", on the Moon (1)143 visiteThe Shard is a very anomalous structure which rises above the Moon's surface by more than a mile (about 1750 mt). Its overall irregular spindly shape - containing a regular geometric pattern - with constricted nodes and swollen internodes, if natural, has got to be a real wonder of the Universe and no known natural processes can explain such a structure. Computer enhancement with about 190 feet (about 60 mt) resolution shows an irregular outline with more reflective and less reflective surfaces. The amount of sunlight reflecting from parts of the Shard indicate a composition inconsistent with that of most natural substances. Only crystal facets and glass can reflect that much light (polished metallic surfaces are unnatural). Single crystals the size of city blocks are currently unknown. Prof. Hoagland says that the Shard may be a highly eroded remnant of some sort of artificial structure made of glass-like material. Other larger structures and their reflectivity in the area support this theory.
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51-The Shard-01.gifThe famous "Shard", on the Moon (2)179 visitenessun commento
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