The Kaguya Lunar Atlas The Moon in High Resolution

In late 2007 the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency placed the Kaguya/Selene spacecraft in orbit around the Moon. Like previous lunar orbiters, Kaguya carried scientific instruments to probe the Moon’s surface and interior. But it also had the first high-definition television camera (HDTV) sent to t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shirao, Motomaro, Wood, Charles A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Background
  • Chapter 1: The Kaguya Mission
  • Chapter 2: Kaguya's HDTV and Its Imaging
  • Chapter 3: Images of Earth and the Kaguya Impact on the Moon
  • Chapter 4: The Lunar Surface
  • Part II: The Atlas
  • Plates 1 to 28
  • Plates 29 to 64
  • Plates 65 to 100
  • Thumbnail Index
  • Subject Index