Ned Potter is the science correspondent for ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson." He has reported on such topics as space exploration, the human genome and climate change.
RECENT POSTS
- Mars Rover: Stuck in the Mud
- Tranquility Base
- NASA's Ares 1-X Test: The View From Above
- The Yes Men
- The Missing Link -- Not
- Moon Crash Kicked Up Plume After All
- Moon Crash: Where's the Water?
- Green Apple: Firm is Latest to Leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Recovery.gov: Your Tax Dollars at Work
- Climate: Power Companies Quit U.S Chamber of Commerce
MONTHLY ARCHIVES
« Previous | Main | Next »
Earthset
February 20, 2008 4:53 PM
Since October, a Japanese space mission called Kaguya has been orbiting the moon, taking all sorts of measurements and sending back pictures. It gets little notice here, considering that the U.S. sent its first Lunar Orbiters in 1966.
But that was before HDTV. Kaguya -- actually an orbiter accompanied by two relay satellites -- is equipped with a high-def camera, which has sent back images like the one above. Click HERE for a larger version, and HERE for other, less colorful ones.
Looks like something a special effects artist would create, doesn't it?
(Image credit: JAXA/NHK. Hat tip to Science@NASA for pointing this out.)
February 20, 2008 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (6)
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
Nothing less than spectacular and you don't even need the 3-D glasses! Somewhat better definition than Apollo 11 shots. Thanks, Ned. More, please.
Posted by: Andy | Feb 20, 2008 5:04:15 PM
Yes Ned, more please. I checked out the site, quite interesting. Looks like some great science is going on.
Posted by: Lawrence | Feb 20, 2008 7:25:13 PM
Wow! Straight to the desktop.
Posted by: Andy Clark | Feb 20, 2008 8:45:09 PM
Ah.... So what's the point? All the pics shown are under 1 mega pixel. (not even full HD video res) My ordinary web cam takes 7 mega pixel stills... If there was a video stream offered at that res, it might be more interesting.
Posted by: Shaun | Feb 21, 2008 2:38:13 AM
Indeed, this does look like something Industrial Light and Magic would create! Now, I finally realize the value of high-definition photography and videography!
Posted by: chuck | Feb 21, 2008 9:05:57 AM
Some pictures of the US 'moon landing' sites would be nice!
Posted by: Jem Blackflag | Feb 25, 2008 12:51:41 PM
Post a comment
