When the orbiter reaches its final orbit, it will image the Moon’s surface at a resolution of 0.5 meters, providing an image that.
#Lunar reconnaissance orbiter photos of apollo landing sites tv#
The conference will be broadcast live on NASA TV and streamed in a webcast. Launched to map out the surface of the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was still moving towards its near-surface orbit when it acquired this image of the Apollo 11 landing site between July 11 and July 15. The team hopes to see its first images of the Apollo 12. The agency will release the photos during a press conference at 11:45 a.m. Images of five of the six Apollo landing sites were captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) within weeks of reaching the moon. 316 Apollo potential landing sites, geologic maps, geologic reconnaissance. Downloads LRO Explores the Apollo 11 Landing Site 61. published 17 July 2009 In this image, the Apollo 11 lunar lander and it shadow can be seen in a view from NASAs new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is scouting the moon for new. INDEX Report Aerial photography, housing - quality studies - urban areas. NASA hasn't said how many photos will be released next week, or which of the six lunar landing sites were imaged - though the images represent three different sites, according to a NASA statement. On Novemthe Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) acquired a high resolution image of the Apollo 11 landing site. "It was giving us our first look at these landing sites from above in 40 years." Launched to map out the surface of the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was still moving towards its near-surface orbit when it acquired this image of the Apollo 11 landing site between July 11 and July 15.
"It was the first time we got imagery where we could make out the hardware, and in some cases even the footprints left by the astronauts," said space history and collectibles expert Robert Pearlman, editor of partner site . Moon fact: With a powerful amateur telescope you can see the Apollo landing sites and, if you look at the photos from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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