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Posts tagged ‘Lunar’

3D Printed Base on the Moon

February 4, 2013

3D Printed Base on the Moon

A 3D printed base on the Moon, an ambitious project, that the European Space Agency and architectural firm Foster + Partners are now working on.

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UFO spotted soaring above Lunar surface

January 18, 2013

UFO spotted soaring above Lunar surface

A UFO spotted soaring above Lunar surface. The mysterious object zipping about over the surface of the moon. In the video uploaded by danchek2013 emerges from the shadowy moon’s surface and then seemingly accelerates over an other direction.    Watch the video…

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Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera

September 19, 2012

Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera

Hasselblad just announced a partnership with Sony, and their first product will be the Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera, that revives the timeless 500c of 1957′s.

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From the Earth to the Moon

September 4, 2012

Moon

“From the Earth to the Moon” is an impressive video that provides a stunning view of the Lunar surface, which humans have not visited since 1972, despite being the most accessible place in the solar system to explore.  Scroll down for video

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Blue Moon over Nottingham

September 1, 2012

Blue Moon

This image taken just hours before the full phase in clear skies over Nottingham, UK, it features eye-catching bright rays extending from the prominent young crater Tycho in the Moon‘s southern hemisphere.  Image credit: Simon Smith

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Space Elevator to the Lunar surface

August 28, 2012

Space Elevator

LiftPort believes that the construction of a Space and Lunar Elevator is possible using today’s technology. The system would allow cheap and simple access to the lunar surface via a ‘ribbon’ cable.

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Interactive Panorama on the Moon with Neil Armstrong

August 28, 2012

Apollo 11 landing site

This 360-degree interactive panorama shows the flat volcanic Lunar terrain, transports you to the Apollo 11 landing site and lets you see what Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin saw. Click the image for the panorama, best viewed in full-screen mode. Created by photographer Hans Nyberg.  via wired

 

New maps of Lunar surface characteristics

June 27, 2011

Lunar surface

LOLA data give us three complementary views of the near side of the moon: the contours of the landscape, or topography (left), along with new maps of the surface slope values (middle) and the roughness of the topography (right).

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Lightning Eclipse, Ikaria island

June 20, 2011

Eclipse

Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted for 10 minutes during the total eclipse phase and lightning bolts contributed to the dramatic sky. Photograph Chris Kotsiopoulos
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Supermoon gallery (video)

March 20, 2011
Supermoon

The moon is seen behind the top of the radio and television tower 'Funkturm' in Berlin

For the first time since 1992, yesterday a ‘super’ moon was shining down on us. That means it was brighter and closer to Earth than unusual.
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