[FPSPACE] FW: [lunar-update] LRO - Apollo 17 Lunar Module Landing Site image

Sat Oct 31 12:12:39 EDT 2009


 
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:31:24 -0700
> From: larry.kellogg at gmail.com
> To: lunar-update at news.altair.com
> Subject: [lunar-update] LRO - Apollo 17 Lunar Module Landing Site image
> 
> It now seems we can see some pictures of the Apollo 17 landing site
> from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
> - LRK -
> 
> ------------------------------------
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lroc_20091028_apollo.html
> LRO - Apollo 17 Lunar Module Landing Site
> 
> Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger descent stage comes into focus from
> the new lower 50 km mapping orbit, image width 102 meters. Credit:
> NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
> http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/397620main_challenger_4x_350.jpg
> 
> LRO maneuvered into its 50-km mapping orbit on September 15. The next
> pass over the Apollo 17 landing site resulted in images with more than
> two times better resolution than previously acquired. At the time of
> this recent overflight the Sun was high in the sky (28° incidence
> angle) helping to bring out subtle differences in surface brightness.
> The descent stage of the lunar module Challenger is now clearly
> visible, at 50 cm per pixel (angular resolution) the descent stage
> deck is 8 pixels across (4 meters), also note that the legs are also
> now distinguishable. The descent stage served as the launch pad for
> the ascent stage as it blasted off for a rendezvous with the command
> module America on 14 December 1972.
> 
> Tracks are clearly visible and can be followed to the east, where
> astronauts Jack Schmitt and Gene Cernan set up the Surface Electrical
> Properties experiment (SEP). Cernan drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle
> (LRV) in an intersecting north-south and east-west course to mark
> positions for laying out the SEP 35-meter antennas (circle labeled
> "SEP" marks the area of the SEP transmitter). The dark area just below
> the SEP experiment is where the astronauts left the rover, in a prime
> spot for monitoring the liftoff.
> 
> snip
> ------------------------------------
> http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=32693
> LRO Image of Apollo 17 Landing Site
> 
> LRO maneuvered into its 50-km mapping orbit on September 15. The next
> pass over the Apollo 17 landing site resulted in images with more than
> two times better resolution than previously acquired. At the time of
> this recent overflight the Sun was high in the sky (28° incidence
> angle) helping to bring out subtle differences in surface brightness.
> 
> The descent stage of the lunar module Challenger is now clearly
> visible, at 50 cm per pixel (angular resolution) the descent stage
> deck is 8 pixels across (4 meters), also note that the legs are also
> now distinguishable. The descent stage served as the launch pad for
> the ascent stage as it blasted off for a rendezvous with the command
> module America on 14 December 1972.
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Also - http://www.onorbit.com/node/1658
> 
> A quick refresher on Apollo 17
> - LRK -
> ------------------------------------
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17
> Apollo 17
> 
> Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo
> program. It was the first night launch of a U.S. human spaceflight and
> the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. The
> mission was launched at 12:33 a.m. EST on December 7, 1972, and
> concluded on December 19. It remains both the most recent manned moon
> landing and manned flight beyond low Earth orbit. It also broke
> several records set by previous flights, including longest manned
> lunar landing flight; longest total lunar surface extravehicular
> activities; largest lunar sample return, and longest time in lunar
> orbit.
> 
> snip
> ------------------------------------
> 
> Maybe you would like to read about what Apollo 17 mission was about.
> - LRK -
> 
> ------------------------------------
> http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/A17_PressKit.pdf
> Press Kit
> 176 page PDF file
> 
> APOLLO 17 LAUNCH DECEMBER 6
> The night launch of Apollo 17 on December 6 will be
> visible to people on a large portion of the eastern seaborad
> as the final United States manned lunar lhnding mission gets
> underway.
> ------------------------------------
> 
> We have had access to a lot of Apollo images from the actual mission time frame.
> Off course some would probably say they were all part of lunar hoax. :-)
> - LRK -
> 
> ------------------------------------
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/
> Lunar and Planetary Institute
> Apollo Image Atlas
> 
> Foreword
> Scanning and Processing Information
> Credits
> The Apollo Image Atlas can be accessed in the following ways:
> 
> Browse Image Catalog
> 70mm Hasselblad
> Mapping (Metric)
> Panoramic
> Apollo Lunar Surface Closeup Camera (ALSCC)
> 35mm Nikon
> Search
> Search by Feature Name
> Search by Coordinate
> Search by Description
> Slideshows
> 70mm Hasselblad
> Mapping (Metric)
> 
> The Apollo Image Atlas is a comprehensive collection of Apollo-Saturn
> mission photography. Included are almost 25,000 lunar images, both
> from orbit and from the moon's surface, as well as photographs of the
> earth, astronauts and mission hardware.
> 
> Other sites of interest:
> Apollo Surface Panoramas
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollopanoramas/
> Consolidated Lunar Atlas of the Moon
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/cla/
> Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/
> Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/
> Ranger Photographs of the Moon
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/
> USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
> http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
> ------------------------------------
> 
> When will a tourist be able to snap their own pictures at these
> historical sites?
> 
> Thanks for looking up with me.
> 
> Larry Kellogg
> 
> Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
> BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
> RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
> Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/lrkellogg
> ==============================================================
> http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo17info.html
> Apollo 17
> 
> Launched: 7 December 1972 UT 05:33:00 (12:33:00 a.m. EST)
> Landed on Moon: 11 December 1972 UT 19:54:57 (02:54:57 p.m. EST)
> Landing Site: Taurus-Littrow (20.19 N, 30.77 E)
> Returned to Earth: 19 December 1972 UT 19:24:59 (02:24:59 p.m. EST)
> Eugene A. Cernan, commander
> Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot
> Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot
> 
> snip
> ==============================================================
> If you like the numbers you will find them here. - LRK -
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_00a_Cover.htm
> APOLLO BY THE NUMBERS:
> A Statistical Reference
> 
> by
> Richard W. Orloff
> 
> NASA History Division
> Office of Policy and Plans
> NASA Headquarters
> Washington, DC 20546
> 
> NASA SP-2000-4029
> 2000
> Revised, September 2004
> 
> ISBN 0-16-050631-X
> -----------------------------
> http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_00g_Table_of_Contents.htm
> Table of Contents
> 
> Foreword
> Introduction
> Acknowledgments
> Dedication
> About The Author
> Apollo 1 - The Fire
> Apollo 7 - The First Mission: Testing the CSM in Earth Orbit
> Apollo 8 - The Second Mission: Testing the CSM in Lunar Orbit
> Apollo 9 - The Third Mission: Testing the LM in Earth Orbit
> Apollo 10 - The Fourth Mission: Testing the LM in Lunar Orbit
> Apollo 11 - The Fifth Mission: The First Lunar Landing
> Apollo 12 - The Sixth Mission: The Second Lunar Landing
> Apollo 13 - The Seventh Mission: The Third Lunar Landing Attempt
> Apollo 14 - The Eighth Mission: The Third Lunar Landing
> Apollo 15 - The Ninth Mission: The Fourth Lunar Landing
> Apollo 16 - The Tenth Mission: The Fifth Lunar Landing
> 
> Apollo 17 - The Eleventh Mission: The Sixth Lunar Landing
> http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_17a_Summary.htm
> 
> snip
> ==============================================================
> http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/
> Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
> 
> The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface
> operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the
> Moon from 1969 through 1972. The Journal is intended as a resource for
> anyone wanting to know what happened during the missions and why. It
> includes a corrected transcript of all recorded conversations between
> the lunar surface crews and Houston. The Journal also contains
> extensive, interwoven commentary by the Editor and by ten of the
> twelve moonwalking astronauts.
> 
> snip
> ==============================================================
> http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/images17.html
> Apollo 17 Image Library
> 
> This Apollo 17 Image Library contains all of the pictures taken on the
> lunar surface by the astronauts together with pictures from pre-flight
> training and pictures of equipment and the flight hardware.
> High-resolution version of many of the lunar surface images are
> included. A source for both thumbnail and low -resolution versions of
> the lunar surface images is a website compiled by Paul Spudis and
> colleagues at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.
> 
> snip
> ==============================================================
> 
> WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
> 
> ==============================================================
> This is the lunar-update at news.altair.com
> https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
> This list is a moderated list.
> The moderator is Larry Kellogg (larry.kellogg AT gmail.com)
> Please send suggestions for postings directly to Larry.
> ==============================================================
> _______________________________________________
> lunar-update mailing list, moderated by Larry Kellogg
> To unsubscribe or change your options please visit:
> http://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
> Forwarded by GNU Mailman at Altair Engineering, Inc. http://www.altair.com/
> 
 		 	   		  
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/fpspace/attachments/20091031/7b0e172a/attachment.html