Astronauts "songs, Images Seen Trash Of New Moon
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spacecraft around the moon broke the highest ever images of fingerprints and debris left by the Apollo astronauts on their visit of 1969 to 1972.
The images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter 13-15 km up to show the paths of the astronauts, when they walked on the moon and the moon buggy Furrows left. The experts could also identify the bags, even the astronauts on their lunar Landers, before their return to Earth.
"What we see is a path," said Arizona State University geology professor Mark Robinson, chief scientist of the probe. "It 'absolutely fantastic."
However, the images were not close enough to see individual bootprints, Robinson said.
The images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter 13-15 km up to show the paths of the astronauts, when they walked on the moon and the moon buggy Furrows left. The experts could also identify the bags, even the astronauts on their lunar Landers, before their return to Earth.
"What we see is a path," said Arizona State University geology professor Mark Robinson, chief scientist of the probe. "It 'absolutely fantastic."
However, the images were not close enough to see individual bootprints, Robinson said.
The photos were taken two weeks ago to show the landing sites of Apollo 12, 14 and 17. The images are closer to the site of Apollo 17 in 1972, the last lunar mission.
Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan wrote in an email to the Associated Press that the picture gives him a chance to review these days ", this time with a bit of nostalgia and disappointment. Nostalgie because these special days are fondly etched in my memory and disappointment, because it now appears that we will not return in the days I have left on this planet. "
Two years ago, images of the same spacecraft from 30 to 60 miles showed blurred images. But this year Orbiter has dropped to about 300,000 to more close-ups. The traces left by the astronauts are ready, but where the backpacks were rejected, the buggy lunar Apollo 17 and the lower parts of three lunar probes are blurred.
"You really have to look long to find what you're looking at," said Robinson. For example, when it comes to the stroller moon said, "if you squint real hard you can solve the wheels and wheels are slightly inclined to the left. "
Initially, scientists thought they had a bit of a mystery: They saw more things than they had expected. It proved to be a packaging and insulation blanket, said Robinson.
After 40 years, there seems to be a lot of lunar dust, which covers human paths. It takes probably about 10000000-100 miljoonaa Vuoso dust cover them, Robinson said.
Photos released a few days after the debut of a new imaginary movie "Apollo 18" and ahead of schedule Wednesday, NASA's twin robot spacecraft to study the lunar gravity.
Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan wrote in an email to the Associated Press that the picture gives him a chance to review these days ", this time with a bit of nostalgia and disappointment. Nostalgie because these special days are fondly etched in my memory and disappointment, because it now appears that we will not return in the days I have left on this planet. "
Two years ago, images of the same spacecraft from 30 to 60 miles showed blurred images. But this year Orbiter has dropped to about 300,000 to more close-ups. The traces left by the astronauts are ready, but where the backpacks were rejected, the buggy lunar Apollo 17 and the lower parts of three lunar probes are blurred.
"You really have to look long to find what you're looking at," said Robinson. For example, when it comes to the stroller moon said, "if you squint real hard you can solve the wheels and wheels are slightly inclined to the left. "
Initially, scientists thought they had a bit of a mystery: They saw more things than they had expected. It proved to be a packaging and insulation blanket, said Robinson.
After 40 years, there seems to be a lot of lunar dust, which covers human paths. It takes probably about 10000000-100 miljoonaa Vuoso dust cover them, Robinson said.
Photos released a few days after the debut of a new imaginary movie "Apollo 18" and ahead of schedule Wednesday, NASA's twin robot spacecraft to study the lunar gravity.
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