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China publishes first moon picture
Sina ^ | 2007-11-26

Posted on 11/26/2007 1:21:40 PM PST by charles m

This file photo released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Nov. 26, 2007 shows China's first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1, China's first lunar orbiter. (Xinhua Photo)

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- China published the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1, the country's first lunar probe, on Monday, marking the full success of its lunar probe project.

The white and black picture, in a glass frame, was unveiled by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. It shows a rough moon surface scattered with big or small round pits.

The area covered by the picture, about 460 km in length and 280km in width, is within a location of 70 to 54 degrees south latitude and 83 to 57 degrees east longitude, according to BACC sources.

The pictured region is actually part of the highland on the moon and was mainly composed of plagioclase, a common rock-forming element. On the surface spread craters of different sizes, shapes, structures and ages.

"The dark patch in the picture's upper right side shows the surface there is blanketed by basalt, a hard and dense volcanic rock," the sources said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinaspace; lunarprobe; moon; spacerace
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1 posted on 11/26/2007 1:21:42 PM PST by charles m
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To: charles m
Dear China,

Been there. Done that.

Sincerely,
America

2 posted on 11/26/2007 1:23:36 PM PST by inkling (exurbanleague.com)
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To: charles m

Yup, that’s it alright.


3 posted on 11/26/2007 1:23:39 PM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: charles m
The white and black picture

LOL... White and black... Guess they were out of color film.

4 posted on 11/26/2007 1:24:33 PM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: charles m
Wait a minute......

....the shadows don't line up correctly.

; )

5 posted on 11/26/2007 1:24:55 PM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: charles m

Welcome to 1968.


6 posted on 11/26/2007 1:25:01 PM PST by Slapshot68
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To: charles m

Btw, that was a joke. :-)


7 posted on 11/26/2007 1:25:13 PM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: charles m

Welcome to 1968, China!


8 posted on 11/26/2007 1:25:31 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: charles m

LOL!, My Kodak Easyshare can do that.........


9 posted on 11/26/2007 1:25:37 PM PST by cmsgop (Hillary's Milkshake is better than Your's, She could teach you, but you would rather go blind.......)
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To: charles m

At this rate, China might actually go to the Moon in 2025.


10 posted on 11/26/2007 1:25:47 PM PST by RockinRight (Just because you're pro-life and talk about God a lot doesn't mean you're a conservative.)
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To: Slapshot68

Beat me by half a minute.


11 posted on 11/26/2007 1:25:56 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: charles m

Wow, wouldn’t it be cool if they could actually put a Chinamen on the moon?!


12 posted on 11/26/2007 1:26:01 PM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: inkling

China isn’t going there for scientific reasons, and I doubt that there’s a WalMart there.

What are they doing?


13 posted on 11/26/2007 1:26:13 PM PST by Loud Mime (The Democrats made people believe that govt. lawyers are victims, whatta country!)
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To: charles m

And they would like to thank Loral Space and all the others that made this possible...


14 posted on 11/26/2007 1:27:08 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: cripplecreek

Looks just like the ones we’ve been taking for decades, except for the little “©China, 2007.”

How do we know they didn’t just copy one of ours?


15 posted on 11/26/2007 1:27:16 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: the_devils_advocate_666

The next photo will show a strip mall with a dry cleaners, nail botique and a takee-outee.


16 posted on 11/26/2007 1:27:32 PM PST by Loud Mime (The Democrats made people believe that govt. lawyers are victims, whatta country!)
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To: Loud Mime

Taking “white and black” photos I guess. Every attraction in the world, there’s an Asian with his camera. At least they aren’t taking photos of the local GAP.


17 posted on 11/26/2007 1:28:31 PM PST by charles m
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To: Loud Mime

......What are they doing?....

They are exploring and expanding their knowledge.


18 posted on 11/26/2007 1:28:31 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Moveon is not us...... Moveon is the enemy)
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To: charles m

Well, geez, have the polluted it with lead yet?


19 posted on 11/26/2007 1:28:43 PM PST by rockabyebaby (HEY JORGE, SHUT UP AND BUILD THE BLEEPING FENCE, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.)
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To: Loud Mime

They’re looking for Shepard’s balls.


20 posted on 11/26/2007 1:28:58 PM PST by dr.zaeus
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