| Ultimi arrivi - SMART-1: the Moon from ESA |
50-Smart-1_25_August_1348UTC_H.jpgLunar Limb and Stars59 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This image of the Lunar Surface was taken on 25 August 2006 at 15:48 CEST (13:48 UT) by the star tracker (attitude camera) on board ESA's SMART-1, from a distance of 744 Km above the Moon surface.
The spacecraft was travelling at a speed of 1,6 Km/sec..
Remarkably, at the time the image was taken the star tracker was still producing valid attitude samples based on the few stars that are visible in the image.
This image was taken as a test, meaning that the spacecraft pointing was not optimised for star tracker imaging.
The Moon features on the photo still have to be identified".Set 08, 2006
|
|
42-CuvierC-AMI_EAE3_002085_L,1.jpgCuvier "C"54 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This high-resolution image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the young crater ‘Cuvier C’ on the Moon.
AMIE obtained this sequence on 18 March 2006 from a distance of 591 Km from the surface, with a ground resolution of 53 mt per pixel. The imaged area is centred at a Latitude of 50,1º South and a Longitude of 11,2º East, with a field of view of 27 Km. The North is on the right of the image.
Cuvier "C", a crater about 10 Km across, is visible in the lower right part of the image. Cuvier "C" is located at the edge of the larger old crater Cuvier, a crater 77 Km in diameter. The upper left quadrant of the image contains the smooth floor of Cuvier, only one fourth of which is visible in this image".Ago 22, 2006
|
|
97-SMART_1_impact_sites_mineralcolours.jpgThe "Impact Site" of SMART-1 (mineralogy)53 visitenessun commentoAgo 19, 2006
|
|
98-SMART-1-Impact-Graphic-hq.jpgThe "Impact Site" of SMART-1 (detailed)58 visiteCaption ESA originale:"Map of the Lacus Excellentiae Region, showing the nominal SMART-1 impact orbit (central red line: orbit 2890) and possible impact location at perilune on the Lunar Surface.
The two adjecent orbits, 2889 and 2891, and their perilune locations are also indicated.
Note that 1° of Latitude corresponds to 30 km on the Moon, and that one arcsec from Earth subtends 1,8 km on the Moon centre".Ago 19, 2006
|
|
41-Mezentzev Crater.jpgCraters Mezentsev, Niepce and Merril56 visiteThis image was taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on 16 May 2006. The imaged area is centred at a Latitude of 73° North and a Longitude of 124° West, on the Far-Side of the Moon.
Normally, the AMIE camera is pointed straight down at the Lunar Surface, in the Nadir pointing mode. In this image, AMIE was pointed towards the horizon, showing the Lunar Surface in an oblique view.
The largest craters in this image are Mezentsev, Niepce and Merrill. Mezentsev is an eroded crater 89 Km in diameter and centred at 72,1° N, and 128,7° W.
A smaller cup-shaped crater resides inside Mezentsev. Niepce and Merrill both have a diameter of 57 Km and are located at 72,7° N-119,1° W and 75,2° N and 116,3° W, respectively.
Mezentsev Crater is named after Yourij Mezentsev, a Soviet engineer (1929 - 1965) who was one of the first people to design rocket launchers, while Joseph Niepce was the French inventor of photography (1765 - 1833); Paul Merrill was an American astronomer (1887 - 1961). Ago 19, 2006
|
|
40-Jacobi Crater.jpgJacobi Crater (HR)53 visiteThis HR image was taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on 18 March 2006 from a distance of about 578 Km from the Moon's surface, with a ground resolution of 52 mt per pixel. It shows part of crater Jacobi in the Moon's Southern Hemisphere. The western crater rim can be seen on the left edge of the image. The imaged area is centred at a Latitude of 56,5° South and a Longitude of 10,9° East, with a field of view of 27 Km. North is up.
Crater Jacobi itself is much larger than this image - 68 Km in diameter - with the imaged area only showing about 1/5th of the crater floor area. The crater is centred at a Latitude of 56,7° South and a Longitude of 11,4° East. The single prominent crater to the upper left of the image centre is Jacobi "W", with a diameter of only 7 Km.
Peculiar surface structure can be seen in the lower left part of the image, and indicates several heavily eroded big-sized craters.
SMART-1 resolution at high solar elevation angle allows for the detection of eroded structures buried under more recent layers, giving a window on the past evolution of the Moon.
The crater is named after the German mathematician Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804 - 1851), who worked on elliptic functions and was active in the field of celestial mechanics
Ago 19, 2006
|
|
90-August Moon.jpgThe "Impact Site" of SMART-153 visiteCaption ESA originale:"Reconnaissance view of the Moon on 20 August 2006 at 00:00 UT.
The Lunar North Pole is up.
The SMART-1 impact is expected on 3 September 2006 in the Lacus Excellentiae Region, at the top of the U-shape feature situated North of the crater Clausius "B". The nominal impact position is marked by the red circle".Ago 19, 2006
|
|
37-AMI-Mersenius Crater.jpgMersenius "C"58 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This mosaic of 3 images, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the crater Mersenius "C" on the Moon.
AMIE obtained this sequence on 13 January 2006, from distance of 1149, 1172 and 1195 Km from the surface, respectively. The ground resolution ranges from 104 to 108 mt per pixel. All images are located at a Long. of 45,7º West and at Lat. of 21,3º, 19,7º and 18,1º South, respectively.
For separate images go to:
AMI_EAE3_001777_00008_00020.JPG; AMI_EAE3_001777_00009_00020.JPG; AMI_EAE3_001777_00010_00020.JPG.
Crater Mersenius "C" is positioned in the highland area between Mare Humorum and the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater has a diameter of 14 Km and is best visible for ground-based observers 4 days after first quarter Moon".Lug 31, 2006
|
|
36-AMI_EAE3_001775_00019_00020_H.jpgCrater Gruithuisen-B and Gruithuisen Montes65 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the Gruithuisen Area on the Moon.
AMIE obtained this image on 1 January 2006, from a distance of about 2154 Km from the surface, with a ground resolution of 195 mt per pixel.
The area shown in the image is centred at a Latitude of 34.8º North and Longitude 40º West.
The prominent bowl-shaped crater close to the left edge of the image is Gruithuisen-B. Gruithuisen itself is just visible at the right edge of the image. The mountains visible in the area are called Montes Gruithuisen.
It is possible to note the large number of similar sized craters to the right of the centre of the image. They are so-called secondary craters, produced by ejecta particles from a large impact which fell back to the Moon".Lug 26, 2006
|
|
99-Orbite01_H.jpgThe "end" of SMART-176 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This artist's impression shows the trajectory of ESA SMART-1 Spacecraft in the final phase of its mission, due to end through a small impact on the Lunar Surface.
After two weeks of manoeuvres started on 19 June and concluded on 2 July 2006, the impact is now set to occur on the Near Side and most probably at 05:41 UT (such as 07:41 Central Europe Standard Time) on 3 September 2006".Lug 26, 2006
|
|
35-Lomonosov Crater-AMI_EAE3_001856_00042_00038.jpgLomonosov Crater73 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows crater Lomonosov, on the Moon’s Far (or "Dark") Side.
AMIE obtained the image on 30 January 2006 from a distance of about 2100 Km from the surface, with a ground resolution of 190 mt per pixel. The imaged area is centred at a Latitude of 27,8º North and a Longitude of 98,6º East.
Crater Lomonosov is a nice example for a large crater (92 Km of diameter) which was filled by lava after the impact, thus exhibiting a flat floor. The terraced walls indicate 'slumping', that is sliding of the rocks downwards due to gravity after the end of the impact. The small craters inside Lomonosov are the result of impacts into this lava floor which happened after the formation of Lomonosov".Lug 26, 2006
|
|
34-Apollo 11 LS-1888_40L_Hi.jpgThe "Apollo 11 Landing Site"78 visiteCaption ESA originale:"This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the Apollo 11 Landing Site in the Mare Tranquillitatis Region of the Moon.
AMIE obtained the image on 5 February 2006 from a distance of 1764 Km from the surface, with a ground resolution of 159 mt per pixel.
The imaged area is centred at a Long. of 23,9º East, close to the Moon Equator, at 1,7º North Latitude.
The area is close to crater Moltke (outside the field of view of this image) in the Mare Tranquilitatis Region. The arrow shows the Landing Site of Apollo 11, where the first men from Earth set foot on another object in our Solar System, on 20 July 1969. The two prominent craters nearby are named after two of the Apollo 11 Astronauts. The first man on the Moon, Armstrong, has a crater named after him outside the field of this image".Lug 26, 2006
|
|
| 75 immagini su 7 pagina(e) |
 |
3 | |
|
|
|
