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Zond-08-X38.jpgMagnificent "Gibbous Moon", from ZOND-8 (2)103 visitenessun commento
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Zond-08-X02.jpgMagnificent "Gibbous Moon", from ZOND-8 (1)102 visiteDue frames che vanno a concludere la modesta raccolta di frames Zond-8 disponibili. Solo un commento: la qualità delle immagini - considerato il periodo storico di riferimento ed i mezzi e le tecnologie disponibili - era ed è altissima. Di gran lunga superiore, come già accennammo in passato, a quella dei frames SMART-1 (e che l'ESA non ce ne voglia...) e, per quanto è nelle nostre mani, Clementine (e che la NASA non ce ne voglia).
Deduzioni?
O la tecnologia, nel tempo, è peggiorata oppure è migliorata a tal punto che quello che si riesce a vedere, oggi, è così sconvolgente da incutere timore. Un timore che "suggerisce" di lasciare tutte le scoperte nell'ombra e nel silenzio.
Fantasia o realtà? Decidete Voi...
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Zond-03-07.jpgThe Moon, from ZOND-3 (2)100 visitenessun commento
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Zond-07-01.jpgSetting Earth, from ZOND-7 (1)100 visiteZond-7 was launched towards the Moon from a mother spacecraft (69-067B) on a mission focused on further studies of the Moon and Circum-Lunar Space; to obtain color photography of both Earth and Moon from varying distances, and to flight test the spacecraft systems.
Earth photos were obtained on August 9, 1969.
On August 11, 1969, the spacecraft flew past the Moon at a distance of 1984,6 Km and conducted two picture taking sessions.
Zond-7 reentered the Earth's atmosphere on August 14, 1969, and achieved a soft landing in a preset region, south of Kustanai.
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Zond-07-11.jpgSetting Earth, from ZOND-7 (3)100 visitenessun commento
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Luna21-E.jpgLuna 21 and Lunokhod 2: a new "Moon-Walk"100 visiteThe Lunar Rover stood 135 cm high and had a mass of 840 Kg. It was about 170 cm long and 160 cm wide and had 8 wheels, each with an independent suspension, motor and brake. The Rover had two speeds: ~1 km/hr and ~2 km/hr.
Lunokhod 2 was equipped with 3 TV cameras, one mounted high on the Rover for navigation, which could return HR images at different rates (3,2; 5,7; 10,9 or 21,1 seconds per frame). These images were used by a five-man team of controllers on Earth who sent driving commands to the Rover in real time.
Power was supplied by a solar panel on the inside of a round hinged lid which covered the instrument bay, which would charge the batteries when opened. A Polonium-210 isotopic heat source was used to keep the Rover warm during the Lunar Nights.
There also were 4 panoramic cameras mounted on the Rover.
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Luna21-Video04-1.jpgRover tracks - video frame (1)100 visitenessun commento
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Zond-08-45.jpgLunar Surface from ZOND-899 visitenessun commento
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Luna21-Video04-2.jpgRover tracks - video frame (2)97 visitenessun commento
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Zond-08-64-1.jpgLunar Surface from ZOND-897 visitenessun commento
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Zond-08-69-1.jpgLunar Surface from ZOND-896 visitenessun commento
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Zond-08-10.jpgLunar Limb94 visitenessun commento
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