This is a fun collection of photos. I like the crater ones the best but the Earthrise ones are a close second.

This is a fun collection of photos. I like the crater ones the best but the Earthrise ones are a close second.

Originally shared by Ars Technica

Tough week? We’ve been finding solace in Japanese photos of the Moon still.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/10/japans-space-agency-just-released-a-trove-of-jaw-dropping-moon-photos/

6 replies on “This is a fun collection of photos. I like the crater ones the best but the Earthrise ones are a close second.”

  1. A.V. Ahana from the article: “Beginning in October, 2007, Japan’s Kaguya spacecraft spent the better part of two years in a polar orbit around the Moon, including passes from as close as 100km. As part of its payload, the spacecraft carried two 2.2 megapixel CCD HDTV color cameras, one a telephoto and one a wide-angle. These cameras returned the first high-definition video of the Moon back to Earth.”

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