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Worlds First HD Imaging of the Moon

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:41 pm
by Hunter
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully performed the world's first high-definition image taking by the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE,) which was injected into a lunar orbit at an altitude of about 100 km on October 18, 2007, (Japan Standard Time. Following times and dates are all JST.)

http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071107_kaguya_e.html

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:19 pm
by BloodEagle
Hopefully this will spawn a new initiative for moon landings.

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:14 pm
by Hunter
http://space.jaxa.jp/movie/20071113_kag ... e01_e.html

Earth rise and set viewed from the moon.