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| − | <em>image by [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | + | <em>image by [http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/lola/feature-20110705.html NASA LOLA] (Goddard Space Flight Center and MIT)</em><br /> |
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| + | Is this a close up of [http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starryindex.html Starry Night]? Or perhaps a map of the [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020217.html local bubble]? Double no. It is the latest release from the LRO LOLA team depicting slopes near the lunar south pole. The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter makes ultra-precise distance measurements from the LRO spacecraft to small spots on the lunar surface. By differencing adjacent spots only 25 m apart the LOLA team derived this slope map, with red and white representing steep slopes greater than 25°, and dark blues being less than 5°. The steep inner rims of craters stand out like red Life-Savers, and one unidentified very steep-walled crater is at upper right. Most craters that are interesting are relatively fresh, and hence their walls are steep and will be dangerous to traverse. <br /> | ||
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| + | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | ||
Thanks to Patricio Leon for suggesting this image and title!<br /> | Thanks to Patricio Leon for suggesting this image and title!<br /> | ||
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Revision as of 21:45, 1 January 2015
Van Gogh Moon
image by NASA LOLA (Goddard Space Flight Center and MIT)
Is this a close up of Starry Night? Or perhaps a map of the local bubble? Double no. It is the latest release from the LRO LOLA team depicting slopes near the lunar south pole. The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter makes ultra-precise distance measurements from the LRO spacecraft to small spots on the lunar surface. By differencing adjacent spots only 25 m apart the LOLA team derived this slope map, with red and white representing steep slopes greater than 25°, and dark blues being less than 5°. The steep inner rims of craters stand out like red Life-Savers, and one unidentified very steep-walled crater is at upper right. Most craters that are interesting are relatively fresh, and hence their walls are steep and will be dangerous to traverse.
Chuck Wood
Thanks to Patricio Leon for suggesting this image and title!
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