[FPSPACE] FW: [JAXA:0146] KAGUYA (SELENE) Image Taking of Earth-Rise by HDTV

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "JAXA Press Release Mail Service" <jaxapr at jaxa.jp>
>To: ljk4 at msn.com
>Subject: [JAXA:0146] KAGUYA (SELENE) Image Taking of Earth-Rise by HDTV
>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:22:50 +0900
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>                             KAGUYA (SELENE)
>                   Image Taking of Earth-Rise by HDTV
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>                                                November 13, 2007 (JST)
>                              Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
>                                   NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
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>The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan
>Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully performed the world's first
>high-definition image taking of an Earth-rise* 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.)
>
>The Apollo project was the first mission to take images of Earth rising
>over the Moon. The KAGUYA successfully shot high-definition images of
>the Earth-rise showing an impressive image of the blue Earth which was
>the only floating object in pitch-dark space. These are the world's
>first high-definition earth images taken from about 380,000 km away
>from the earth in space.
>
>The image taking was performed by the KAGUYA's onboard high definition
>television (HDTV) for space use developed by NHK. The moving image
>data acquired by the KAGUYA was received at the JAXA Usuda Deep Space
>Center, and processed by NHK.
>
>The satellite was confirmed to be in good health through telemetry
>data received at the Usuda station.
>
>* Note: we use the expression "Earth-rise" in this press release, but
>the Earth-rise is a phenomenon seen only from satellites that travel
>around the Moon, such as the KAGUYA and the Apollo space ship. The
>Earth-rise cannot be observed by a person who is on the Moon as they
>can always see the Earth at the same position.
>
>
>Earth-rise Images Wide Shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html#pict01
>
>Figure 1:  Earth-rise image shot taken by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
>This still image was cut out from a moving image (wide shot) taken by
>the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA at 2:52 p.m. on November 7, 2007 (JST)
>then sent to the JAXA Usuda Deep Space Center.
>In the image, the Moon's surface is near the North Pole, and the
>Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean can be observed on the Earth.
>
>
>Earth-set Images Tele Shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html#pict02
>
>Figure 2:  Earth-set image shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
>This still image was cut out from a moving image (tele shot) taken by
>the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA at 12:07 p.m. on November 7, 2007 (Japan
>Standard Time, JST,) then sent to the JAXA Usuda Deep Space Center.
>In the image, the Moon's surface is near the South Pole, and we can
>see the Australian Continent (center left) and the Asian Continent
>(lower right) on the Earth. (In this image, the upper side of the
>Earth is the Southern Hemisphere, thus the Australian Continent looks
>upside-down.)
>
>
>The images below are the Earth setting to the horizon near the Moon's
>South Pole. It took about 70 seconds from the left image to the right
>image (complete setting.)
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_e.html#pict03
>
>Figure 3: Earth setting image shot by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA
>
>
>Images taken by the HD camera of the KAGUYA (480x270, no audio)
>http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071113_kaguya_movie_e.html
>
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