| Title | Kaguya lunar atlas : the moon in high resolution |
| Author(s) | Motomaro Shirao;Charles A. Wood |
| Publication | New York, Springer, 2011. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ix, 173 p.) : chiefly ill. (some col.), maps |
| Abstract Note | This volume presents a "gallery" or collection of unique portraits of the moon. The 100 detailed photographs are presented in a standard format as wide angle, low perspective views of a single feature or geographical complex, assembled from many separate lunar orbiter photos taken in high definition video. In late 2007, the Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) placed the Kaguya/ Selene spacecraft in orbit around the Moon to probe the Moon's surface and interior. But unlike previous lunar orbiters, Kaguya carries a high definition television camera (HDTV) sent beyond Earth orbit. The output shows the Moon as it would be seen by an astronaut looking through a porthole window while orbiting only 100 km above the lunar surface |
| Contents Note | The Kaguya Lunar Atlas; The Kaguya Lunar Atlas; Contents; Contents; About the Authors; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Part I Background; Part I Background; Chapter 1: The Kaguya Mission; Chapter 1: The Kaguya Mission; Chapter 2: Kaguya's HDTV and Its Imaging; Chapter 2: Kaguya's HDTV and Its Imaging; Chapter 3: Images of Earth and Kaguya's Impact on the Moon; Chapter 3: Images of Earth and Kaguya's Impact on the Moon; Chapter 4: The Lunar Surface; Chapter 4: The Lunar Surface; Part II The Atlas; Part II The Atlas; ORGANIZATION OF THE ATLAS; ORGANIZATION OF THE ATLAS |
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| Item Type | eBook |