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We already have images from the far side of the moon since the 2009's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter [1]. In theory, LRO is currently flying at lower orbit than
by soci 6mo ago
We already have images from the far side of the moon since the 2009's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter [1].
In theory, LRO is currently flying at lower orbit than Artemis I mission [2]. Shouldn't the LRO images be better? Maybe NASA has not disclosed all images?
Honest question: why the hype with these pictures?
[1] https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4109 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4109
[2] Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) -> ~50 km vs. Artemis I -> ~129 km
- syncsynchalt 6mo agoIt's the difference between buying a postcard of a place you've never been and having a photo you took as a memento.
- nom 6mo agoi choose to believe it is done solely to annoy the flat earthers
- pierrec 6mo agoThey are not shy about publishing LRO data. It looks like this (one for each LRO camera, narrow angle then wide angle): https://data.lroc.im-ldi.com/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M1520481550LE https://data.lroc.im-ldi.com/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR... https://data.lroc.im-ldi.com/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M1520482189CE https://data.lroc.im-ldi.com/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR... Feel free to assemble these into nice composites or 3D renders.