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| − | <em>Lunar Orbiter III image 3214 Medium from [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?3214 LPI Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery] and Luna 9 image from [http://www.donaldedavis.com/2003NEW/NEWSTUFF/DDMOON.html Don Davis]</em><br /> | + | <em>Lunar Orbiter III image 3214 Medium from [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?3214" rel="nofollow LPI Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery] and Luna 9 image from [http://www.donaldedavis.com/2003NEW/NEWSTUFF/DDMOON.html" rel="nofollow Don Davis]</em><br /> |
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Forty-three years ago Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon, touching down somewhere in western Oceanus Procellarum. The officially-accepted landing site, [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Planitia+Descensus Planitia Descensus] is near the the mountain at bottom center, but in his <em>International Atlas of Lunar Exploration</em> Phil Stooke proposes that the flat surface seen in the surface panoramas requires that the touchdown point was farther north, between the curved mare ridge in the center of this image and the older rille-cut terrain to the left. The craters Galilaei and Galilaei A are at upper right. Perhaps the half meter resolution of the upcoming Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will pinpoint the exact spot, but no matter where it landed Luna 9 was a magnificent achievement after a series of heart-breaking failures. The lander's main instrument was a camera that completed three panoramas before its batteries failed. The most often reproduced one was taken with low Sun and shows a more rubbly surface than we later saw with Surveyors and Apollos that generally landed under a higher Sun. Luna 9 proved that the Moon's surface was solid and not a dangerous dust trap.<br /> | Forty-three years ago Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon, touching down somewhere in western Oceanus Procellarum. The officially-accepted landing site, [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Planitia+Descensus Planitia Descensus] is near the the mountain at bottom center, but in his <em>International Atlas of Lunar Exploration</em> Phil Stooke proposes that the flat surface seen in the surface panoramas requires that the touchdown point was farther north, between the curved mare ridge in the center of this image and the older rille-cut terrain to the left. The craters Galilaei and Galilaei A are at upper right. Perhaps the half meter resolution of the upcoming Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will pinpoint the exact spot, but no matter where it landed Luna 9 was a magnificent achievement after a series of heart-breaking failures. The lander's main instrument was a camera that completed three panoramas before its batteries failed. The most often reproduced one was taken with low Sun and shows a more rubbly surface than we later saw with Surveyors and Apollos that generally landed under a higher Sun. Luna 9 proved that the Moon's surface was solid and not a dangerous dust trap.<br /> | ||
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| − | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | + | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow Chuck Wood]</em><br /> |
| − | <em>Another cosmic anniversary: 50 years ago today [http://www.last.fm/listen/artist/Buddy%2BHolly/similarartists Buddy Holly] died in a plane crash.</em><br /> | + | <em>Another cosmic anniversary: 50 years ago today [http://www.last.fm/listen/artist/Buddy%2BHolly/similarartists" rel="nofollow Buddy Holly] died in a plane crash.</em><br /> |
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<strong>Related Links</strong><br /> | <strong>Related Links</strong><br /> | ||
Rükl plate [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rukl+28 28]<br /> | Rükl plate [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rukl+28 28]<br /> | ||
| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/3/newsid_4063000/4063471.stm BBC story] announcing the landing: <br /> | + | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/3/newsid_4063000/4063471.stm" rel="nofollow BBC story] announcing the landing: <br /> |
| − | [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2007/deep-politics-3-5-05.htm Luna 9 poster]<br /> | + | [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/2007/deep-politics-3-5-05.htm" rel="nofollow Luna 9 poster]<br /> |
| − | [http://www.keldysh.ru/pic/10_big.jpg Academician Keldysh] at Luna 9 press conference.<br /> | + | [http://www.keldysh.ru/pic/10_big.jpg" rel="nofollow Academician Keldysh] at Luna 9 press conference.<br /> |
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Revision as of 19:04, 4 January 2015
On the Ground
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Lunar Orbiter III image 3214 Medium from " rel="nofollow LPI Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery and Luna 9 image from " rel="nofollow Don Davis
Forty-three years ago Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon, touching down somewhere in western Oceanus Procellarum. The officially-accepted landing site, Planitia Descensus is near the the mountain at bottom center, but in his International Atlas of Lunar Exploration Phil Stooke proposes that the flat surface seen in the surface panoramas requires that the touchdown point was farther north, between the curved mare ridge in the center of this image and the older rille-cut terrain to the left. The craters Galilaei and Galilaei A are at upper right. Perhaps the half meter resolution of the upcoming Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will pinpoint the exact spot, but no matter where it landed Luna 9 was a magnificent achievement after a series of heart-breaking failures. The lander's main instrument was a camera that completed three panoramas before its batteries failed. The most often reproduced one was taken with low Sun and shows a more rubbly surface than we later saw with Surveyors and Apollos that generally landed under a higher Sun. Luna 9 proved that the Moon's surface was solid and not a dangerous dust trap.
" rel="nofollow Chuck Wood
Another cosmic anniversary: 50 years ago today " rel="nofollow Buddy Holly died in a plane crash.
Related Links
Rükl plate 28
" rel="nofollow BBC story announcing the landing:
" rel="nofollow Luna 9 poster
" rel="nofollow Academician Keldysh at Luna 9 press conference.
