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53-st123954_smart-1_moon_H.jpgThe Lunar Limb, from 600 Km54 visitenessun commento
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37-AMI-Mersenius Crater.jpgMersenius "C"62 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This mosaic of 3 images, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the crater Mersenius "C" on the Moon.
AMIE obtained this sequence on 13 January 2006, from distance of 1149, 1172 and 1195 Km from the surface, respectively. The ground resolution ranges from 104 to 108 mt per pixel. All images are located at a Long. of 45,7º West and at Lat. of 21,3º, 19,7º and 18,1º South, respectively.
For separate images go to:
AMI_EAE3_001777_00008_00020.JPG; AMI_EAE3_001777_00009_00020.JPG; AMI_EAE3_001777_00010_00020.JPG.
Crater Mersenius "C" is positioned in the highland area between Mare Humorum and the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater has a diameter of 14 Km and is best visible for ground-based observers 4 days after first quarter Moon".
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31-Gassendi.jpgGassendi Crater66 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This mosaic of 2 images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the inside of crater Gassendi. AMIE obtained these images on 13 January 2006, 1' apart from each other, from a distance of about 1220 Km(top frame) and 1196 Km (bottom frame) from the surface, with a ground resolution of 110 and 108 mt per pixel, respectively.
The area shown in the top image is centred at a Latitude of 16,2º South and Longitude 40,2º West, while the bottom images is centred at a Latitude of 17,9º South and Longitude 40,2º West.
Gassendi is an impact feature located on the Near Side of the Moon, at the Northern Edge of Mare Humorum. The crater is actually much larger than the field of view visible in this image. The hills on the lower right of the mosaic are the central peak of the crater, with a height of roughly 1,2 Km. The crater almost fully visible on the top is called Gassendi A".
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08-AMIEmosaic-291204.jpgGioja, Mouchez, Poncelet, Carpenter and Pythagoras110 visiteUn bellissimo foto-mosaico (purtroppo una delle pochissime immagini ad oggi disponibili della Luna 'vista' dalla Sonda Europea SMART-1) che ci mostra una serie di interessanti e relativamente famosi crateri - su tutti il Cratere Pitagora - ripresi da una distanza di circa 4000 Km.
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04-CopernicusCrater-LO5.jpgThe "Peaks" of Eternal Sun-light (1)237 visite"If we can confirm peaks of eternal light", says Bernard Foing, SMART-1 Project Scientist, "these could be a key locations for possible future lunar outposts". The existence of peaks of eternal light at the poles, that is areas that remain eternally illuminated regardless of seasonal variations, was first predicted in the second half of the nineteenth century by the astronomer Camille Flammarion.
Even if for most of the Moon the length of the day does not vary perceptibly during the course of seasons, this is not the case over the poles, where illumination can vary extensively during the course of the year. The less favourable illumination conditions occur around the Northern Winter Solstice, around 24 January. There are areas at the bottom of near-polar craters that do not see direct sunshine, where ice might potentially be trapped. Also there are areas at higher elevation on the rim of Polar craters that see the Sun more than half of the time. Eventually, there may be areas that are always illuminated!".
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Z-103-LO_4_148_H3_impact_point_H.jpgThe "Impact Location" (2)67 visiteCaption ESA originale:"The blue star indicates the approximate impact site assuming that the coordinate system used to produce the reference Clementine Base Mosaic is correct. The yellow star indicates the approximate impact site using USGS's lunar control network revised with respect to the Clementine Base Mosaic. The distance separating the blue and yellow stars is about 7 Km.
In this image North is up".
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Z-101-b_Impact_flash_865170.jpgLunar Flash! (detail mgnf)72 visitenessun commento
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72-moon_northpole 2.jpgThe Lunar North Pole (2)76 visiteCaption ESA originale:"(...) This picture is valuable as it shows illumination conditions at the Region. It is important to understand global illumination conditions to help in planning the location of future landing sites and, later, possible bases on the Moon".
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71-moon_northpole 1.jpgThe Lunar North Pole (1)64 visiteUna bellissima coppia di immagini ad Alta Risoluzione dell'area Nord Polare della Luna, alla ricerca - ancora una volta - dei "Picchi della Luce Eterna" (anche se poi, come già avemmo occasione di dire in passato) si dovrebbe trattare non di picchi (nel senso di porzioni superiori di montagne appuntite), bensì di altopiani.
Comunque sia, queste Regioni della "Luce Eterna" esistono, sappiamo dove sono e, forse, costituiranno davvero un punto di partenza verso la costituzione di un avamposto Lunare permanente.
Staremo a vedere...
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66-smart-1_data1002887_001_H.jpgLunar Horizon61 visitenessun commento
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62-smart-1_data1002887_016_H.jpgSmall craters60 visitenessun commento
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61-smart-1_data1002887_030_H.jpgDouble Crater58 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This beautiful oblique view was taken on 2 September 2006 by the AMIE camera on board SMART-1 during the last few orbits prior to Moon impact, and shows a double crater.
This view was captured during the imaging session which took place bewteen 15:19 and 17:34 CEST (17:19 - 19:34 UT)".
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