(Image: © Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/GBO/Raytheon/AUI/NSF/USGS)
Posted on 02/01/2021 7:14:17 PM PST by BenLurkin
Scientists captured this striking image of the Apollo 15 landing site by shooting a powerful radar signal from Earth into space and bouncing it off the lunar surface.
The thin, meandering channel running through the middle of the image is the Hadley Rille, a scar left on the moon after past volcanic activity, likely a collapsing lava tube, according to a statement from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The circular dent pictured near the rille is Hadley C, a crater about 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) in diameter.
Scientists spent two years developing the technology to take these detailed images of the moon from Earth, and now, they can capture snapshots of lunar objects as small as 16.4 feet (5 meters) across from about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) away. In the future, the researchers plan to develop the technology further, to the point where they can throw radar signals out to the far reaches of the solar system and capture images of Uranus and Neptune, which at their closest are 1.6 billion miles (2.6 billion km) and 2.7 billion miles (4.3 billion km) from Earth, respectively, according to Space.com.
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“Scientists spent two years developing the technology to take these detailed images of the moon from Earth”
Kudos to alll of the responsible peeps.
I want to see the flag. 😁🇺🇸🌙
“Wouldn’t it be great to make everyone think we landed on the moon...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6MOnehCOUw
Sheila Jackson Lee says it we left in on Mars.
“objects as small as 16.4 feet from 238,855 miles”
That is truly unbelievable.
Came with instructions on how to find the Apollo landing sites to see the base of the lander modules left on the surface of the Moon and their dune buggies.
I have heard that imagery shows a white flag that has fallen and lies on the moon.
Unless someone builds a Telescope with a 500 foot wide lens, with visible light, it is impossible to see the landing sight, but with Radar, should be possible to image it from earth.
Acoustic cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4-0yXpydcY
I haven’t seen her around lately.
So THAT’s where she went. Who’da guessed? LOL
Even then, I think atmospheric distortion would still make it impossible to get the resolution necessary to see the landing craft or any of the tracks, no?
See the red marker for the landing site at lower center.
Also this was the first Apollo mission to transport and use the lunar rover which allowed the astronauts to traverse 17 miles on the lunar surface.
My thought
I’d really be impressed if they could find the golf balls that Alan Shepard hit.
Everyone knows they shot all of the footage in New Mexico and a movie set at Area 51. C’mon. The moon? Really? There’s no air there. No water. No reason to go to that floating rock whatsoever.
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