Mar 11, 2011 the kaguya lunar atlas is a unique contribution to the lunar literature and an exemplary book of its kind. The japan aerospace exploration agency jaxa launched kaguya selene by the hiia launch vehicle at 10. These major polarorbit surveys are presented here in compact form for the convenience. Produced by the institute of space and astronautical science isas and the national space development agency nasda, the spacecraft was launched on september 14, 2007. Photographic lunar atlas lunar and planetary laboratory. Also included in the instrument package was a high definition television camera system capable of gathering high resolution images of the lunar surface. The kaguya selene orbiter was a complex bundle of scientific instruments that carried out a number of projects mapping and measuring the moon. They are orientated in the same way as the ccd camera captures the images. The moon in high resolution di motomaro shirao, charles a.
In 2010, the change1 image atlas of the moon was produced by li chunlai et al. Selenological and engineering explorer, better known in japan by its nickname kaguya, was the second japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the hiten probe. In comparison with the previous unified lunar control network ulcn 2005 model, the new map reveals unbiased lunar topography for scales finer than a. Oct 20, 2009 documentary film on the selene project team from the launch of the lunar explore kaguya selene till its operation completion. The kaguya selene mission and lunar science manabu kato japan aerospace exploration agency, 311 yoshinodai, sagamihara, kanagawa 2298510, japan, email. The japan space agencys kaguya lunar explorer, after a mission that included new geological surveys and lots of closerevergloriously detailed hd footage of the moons surface, crash. Consolidated lunar atlas lunar astronautical charts and lunar maps. The remarkable kaguyaselene hdtv images are used here to create a new type of lunar atlas. Pdf since 2002, we have been developing freeware to help moon observing, to improve interest in the. Selenological and engineering explorer selene or kaguya. Lunar global shape and polar topography derived from kaguya. High resolution moon maps, over 8000 craters, lunar landing sites and more features. Woodthe kaguya lunar atlas the moon in high resolution auth. The kaguya lunar atlas was created from the high resolution photographs taken by the japanese lunar orbiter kaguya, launched in 2007.
Included are almost 25,000 lunar images, both from orbit and from the moons surface, as well as photographs of the earth, astronauts, and mission hardware. Also help to study any lunar formations using feature database and pictures library. This site shows a large part of the front of the moon at an intervall of about 24 hours and a moon age from 3. A journey to the distant moon 2009 tracking the selene. The japanese kaguya mission to the moon launched in 2007, spending two years observing our nearest neighbour before it was directed to impact the lunar surface. Byrne combines the latest comprehensive imagery, topography and gravity data from all three recent moon missions, kaguya, lunar reconnaissance orbiter and grail. In late 2007, the japanese space exploration agency jaxa placed t. One of kaguyas unique features was a hd television camera that provided views of the lunar surface akin to what an astronaut would see. For its tenth anniversary, we are happy to bring you the new pro 6. Digital lunar orbiter photographic atlas of the moon. The moon in high resolution by motomaro shirao, charles a. Split into two sections, part one explores the orbiters technology and mission objectives, some impressive images of earthrise and the earths phases as seen by the orbiters cameras are included. In late, the japanese space exploration agency jaxa placed the kaguya selene spacecraft in or.
All images are from 2015, taken in the months of july. Compilation of kaguya probe flybys over the moon, set on various tracks by cliff martinez from solaris movie 2002 soundtrack. Like previous lunar orbiters, kaguya carried scientific instruments to probe the. The kaguyaselene orbiter was a complex bundle of scientific instruments that carried out a number of projects mapping and measuring the moon. The elemental compositions of the lunar surface were obtained by the gammaray spectrometer on board kaguya, a japanese lunar orbiter launched in 2007. The revised and updated edition of the clementine atlas of the moon. In late 2007, the japanese space exploration agency jaxa placed the kaguya selene spacecraft in orbit around the moon to probe the moons surface and. A photographic lunar atlas with the lunar age between 3. Engelgardt is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the moon, located to the north of the huge walled plain korolev.
The kaguya lunar atlas is a compilation of images from the hdtv. A global lunar topographic map with a spatial resolution of finer than 0. The lunar map catalog is a collection of topographic, geologic, and shaded relief maps and charts. The major objectives of the kaguya mission are to obtain scientific data of the lunar origin and evolution and to develop the technology for the future lunar exploration. Consolidated lunar atlas supplement numbers 3 and 4 to the usaf photographic lunar atlas. Its complement of instruments included high resolution cameras, spectrometers, altimeters and a pair of high definition television cameras used to collect moving images of the moon as seen from orbit. The apollo image atlas is a comprehensive collection of apollosaturn mission photography. This is the page of the 3d viewer of the data from japanese lunar explorer kaguya selene. The lunar orbiter photographic atlas of the moon by bowker and hughes nasa sp206 is considered the definitive reference manual to the global photographic coverage of the moon. Jun 17, 2010 compilation of kaguya probe flybys over the moon, set on various tracks by cliff martinez from solaris movie 2002 soundtrack.
Kaguya lunar probe sends final hd images before crashlanding. Because of the unique perspective of the images each plate shows the surface in a manner that makes it visually appealing and scientifically understandable. Kaguya selene description japanese lunar exploration satellite, launched on september 14, 2007, and operating in lunar orbit until june 10, 2009. Tc source data originated as mapprojected tiles at 10 meters per pixel m spatial resolution. Lunar field atlas pdf file of a labeled consolidated lunar atlas in 38 sheets. Lunar global shape and polar topography derived from. The moon in high resolution, compiled by motomaro shirao and charles a. Motomaro shirao was a member of the kaguya hdtv team and selected the targets for imaging. Let you visualize the real moon aspect at every time. This nearglobal lunar mosaic 474 mpixel, 64 pixeldegree was generated using data from the selenological and engineering explorer selene kaguya terrain camera tc instrument. You can find individual pdf files assigned to the respective moon age at the beginning of the image tables. The orientation of the images is different from the modern representations in lunar atlases.
The remarkable kaguya selene hdtv images are used here to create a new type of lunar atlas. The lunar radar sounder lrs onboard the selene kaguya spacecraft successfully performed subsurface radar sounding of the moon and passive observations of natural radio and plasma waves from the lunar orbit. Virtual moon atlas offers you high quality images of the moon and it also offers all kind of information about our satellite, so if you are a student or if you simply want to know more things about the moon, virtual moon atlas is a very good choice. Calquan calquan editor with a subtle beauty all its own, the earthshine we see glowing in the lunar night invites us to consider earths many connections to the moon.
The images contained within the atlas are excellent for studying lunar morphology because they were obtained at low to moderate sun angles. Lpis lunar south pole atlas contains a series of maps, images, and. The kaguya lunar atlas by motomaro shirao, 9781441972842, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Topography crosssection of ridge from kaguya 3d globe. Documentary film on the selene project team from the launch of the lunar explore kaguya selene till its operation completion. By the time the waxing crescent moon is 4 days old, earths in gibbous phase from a lunar perspective and fading. Loewy and puiseux is the first photographic atlas of the moon. Nhbs motomaro shirao and charles a wood, springerverlag. Network configuration manager ncm is designed to deliver powerful network configuration and compliance management. Moon kaguya tc global mosaic usgs astrogeology science. The satellite crater engelgardt b is attached to the north rim of this crater, and is actually a much larger formation with a diameter of 163 km.
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