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NASA creates high-res Moon map, taunts you about your terrestrial tethers
Chances are you will never set foot on the Moon. Sorry, we don’t mean to rain on your parade (alright, maybe we do), but the closest you’ll ever get is looking at pictures or traipsing around Google Moon. NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has been circling our rocky satellite capturing such images, and now 69,000 of them have been stitched together to create the highest resolution topographic map of the lunar surface ever. The Global Lunar DTM 100 m topographic model has a scale of roughly 100 meters per-pixel, allowing researchers to better understand how the crust is formed and accurately scout landing sites for future missions — be they robotic or manned. Check out the source for a larger image and a few more details.
NASA creates high-res Moon map, taunts you about your terrestrial tethers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Russia’s Martian Moon Mission Stranded in Earth Orbit
Russia’s Mars-bound probe Phobos-Grunt had an almost immediate engine failure after launch, and now the race is on for the space agency to correct its course and get it back on track towards the red planet.
Man Calls the Police Complaining About a Flashing Light in the Sky Only to Find Out It’s the Moon [Video]
A UK man noticed an unidentified ‘flying’ object in the night sky and said it flashing a bright white light into his home. He called the police trying to explain his situation. The police dutifully logged it down until… the same guy called back later and apologized, saying it was only the Moon. More »
GRAIL Heading to the Moon With MoonKAM
This morning, NASA launched the GRAIL mission to the Moon. The GRAIL mission is going to map the gravitational field of the Moon in unprecedented detail and provide new insight into the Moon’s internal structure.
Space Adventures will shoot you (and your ego) to the moon for $150 million
Y’know, there are only so many pristine beaches and spectacular slopes one can see before terrestrial tourism becomes blasé. That’s why Space Adventures — who lets folks vacay in space via suborbital jaunts — is offering to shoot you to the moon during your next work sabbatical. Amateur astronauts won’t actually land on the lunar surface, of course, but their Soyuz spacecraft will get within 62 miles of it. To indulge in your lunar fantasy, it’ll only cost you 150 million bucks, or roughly the GDP of a [insert small island nation here]. One of the two seats is already taken, but the company needs another would-be moon man or lunar lady before the trip’s a go. The only thing stopping us (and everyone we know) from signing up is an empty bank account — does Fastweb do spaceflight scholarships?
Space Adventures will shoot you (and your ego) to the moon for 0 million originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 May 2011 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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