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The Moon and All the Crashes
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The Moon and All the Crashes |
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A clear blue summer sky finally grows dark and the new telescope, hastily set up in the backyard, generates excitment and anticipation. "I bought it for the kids.", Dad assures himself as he anxiously supervises two young boys' efforts to center a bright, first quarter Moon [ http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html ] in the finder. The evening's [ http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/lessons/html/ moon.html ] first target acquired, James adjusts the focus knob and falls silent. Suddenly, "Wow, looks just like on Apollo 13 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950708.html ]!". His younger brother Christopher takes his turn. "Do you see the Moon [ http://www.salzgeber.at/astro/moon/ index.html ]?", James asks, eager to provide guidance based on his own observing experience. Christopher echoes his brother's enthusiasm, "Yes, and I see all the crashes [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991208.html ] too!". The view they shared was not too different from this image of the seven day old moon, recorded in July 2000 by kids and staff during an observing session at Space Camp [ http://www.spacecampturkey.com/ ] in Izmir, Turkey. Along the terminator, the line between lunar night and day [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/ lo4_m123.html ], the shadows outline to advantage the spectacular craters -- caused by all the crashes [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990326.html ]. |
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Lunar Farside from Apollo 13
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Lunar Farside from Apollo 13 |
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In April of 1970, after an explosion damaged their spacecraft, the Apollo 13 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo13info.html ] astronauts were forced to abandon their plans to make the third manned lunar landing. Still, while coasting around the moon in their desperate attempt to return to earth they were able to photograph the moon's far side. The large, dark, smooth looking feature on the left in this picture is known as the "Mare Moscoviense". It was created by a lava flow filling in a large impact crater on the lunar surface. As suggested by the name, the Mare Moscoviense was first photographed by an early Soviet lunar probe. For more information about the picture see the NASA photo caption. [ http://139.169.29.11/images/pao/AS13/10075506.htm ] |
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Apollo 14 on the Moon
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Apollo 14 on the Moon |
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The jewel-like glare from a brilliant sun reflects off the lunar module of the Apollo 14 [ http://www.c3.lanl.gov/~cjhamil/SolarSystem/apo14.htm ] mission to the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950903.html ] as it rests on the lunar surface in February 1971. Astronauts Alan Shepard [ http://tigger.uic.edu/~jph/abs.htm ] and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon's surface [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950922.html ] while astronaut Stuart Roosa piloted the orbiting command module. Coming only months after the abortive Apollo 13 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950707.html ] mission, Apollo 14 [ http://ees5-www.lanl.gov/APOLLO/ ] was famous for long exploratory moon walks, collecting samples of lunar bedrock from Cone Crater, deploying the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, and hitting golf balls [ http://ees5-www.lanl.gov/APOLLO/a14.clsout2.html ]. The slope rising to the rim of Cone Crater is visible at the left edge of the photo. |
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View of the crater on lunar
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View of the crater on lunar farside from Apollo 13 |
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This bright-rayed crater on the lunar farside was photographed from the Apollo 13 spacecraft during its pass around the Moon. This area is northeast of Mare Marginus. The bright-rayed crater is located at about 105 degrees east longitude and 45 degrees north latitude. The crater Joliot-Curie is located between Mare Marginus and the rayed crater. This view is looking generally toward the northeast. |
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1970-04-14 |
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View of near full Moon photo
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View of near full Moon photographed by Apollo 13 during transearth journey |
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This view of a near full Moon was photographed from the Apollo 13 spacecraft during its transearth journey homeward. Though the explosion of the oxygen tank in the Service Module forced the cancellation of the scheduled lunar landing, Apollo 13 made a pass around the Moon prior to returning to Earth. Some of the conspicuous lunar features include the Sea of Crisis, the Sea of Fertility, the Sea of Tranquility, the Sea of Serenity, The Sea of Nector, the Sea of Vapors, the Border Sea, Smyth's Sea, the crater Langenus, and the crater Tsiolkovsky. |
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1970-04-14 |
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Oblique view of lunar farsid
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Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from Apollo 13 spacecraft |
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This oblique view of the lunar farside was photographed from the Apollo 13 spacecraft as it passed around the Moon on its hazardous journey homeward. The large, conspicuous mare area is Mare Moscoviense which is located at 146 degrees east longitude and 25 degrees north latitude. The large crater at the horizon is International Astronomical Union crater no. 221. This view is looking northeast from the spacecraft. |
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1970-04-14 |
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Oblique view of lunar farsid
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Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from Apollo 13 spacecraft |
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This oblique view of the lunar farside was photographed from the Apollo 13 spacecraft as it passed around the Moon on its hazardous journey homeward. This view is looking East. The large crater in the center at the horizon is International Astronomical Union (IAU) crater no. 221. The next larger crater just south of IAU no. 221 is IAU 220. This area of the Moon is loacted southeast of Mare Moscoviense. IAU 221 is located at 164 degrees east longitude and 10 degrees north latitude. |
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1970-04-14 |
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