News tagged with lunar map
China unveils high resolution global moon map
Chinese scientists have assembled the highest resolution map ever created of the entire Moon and unveiled a series of global Moon images on Monday, Feb. 6.
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Hong Kong scientists make great strides in lunar mapping
Surveying experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by the Chinese lunar orbiter ChangE-1 ...
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Sep 12, 2011 |
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NASA details achievements of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). As a result of the mission, LRO has changed our view of the entire moon and brought it into sharper focus with unprecedented ...
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Jun 21, 2011 |
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NASA puts Earth's nearest neighbor, 'the Moon', within reach
NASA has created a new interactive web-based tool that incorporates observations from past and current lunar missions creating one of the most comprehensive lunar research websites to date.
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May 14, 2011 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter creating unprecedented topographic map of moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is allowing researchers to create the most precise and complete map to date of the moon's complex, heavily cratered landscape.
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Dec 17, 2010 |
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Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact
The LRO Diviner instrument obtained infrared observations of the LCROSS impact. LRO flew by the LCROSS Centaur impact site 90 seconds after impact at a distance of ~80 km. Diviner was commanded to observe ...
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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China says completes 3D moon map
China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon, in an important step towards a future lunar landing, an expert involved in the project said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2009 |
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NASA shoots the moon to track lunar spacecraft
28 times per second, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center fire a laser that travels about 250,000 miles to hit the minivan-sized Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft moving at nearly 3,600 ...
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping of Moon's South Pole
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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New high-res map suggests little water inside moon
(PhysOrg.com) -- The most detailed map of the Moon ever created has revealed never-before-seen craters at the lunar poles. The map is also revealing secrets about the Moon's interior -- and ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2009 |
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