Best Moon Map ever

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Best Moon Map ever

Post #1by danielj » 28.02.2008, 00:54


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Post #2by danielj » 28.02.2008, 01:08

Awesome videos!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-034
But it appears that the map was mabe by radar and other wavelenghts and not in the optical spectrum.So is it possible in the future,to improve texture,bump/normalmap or both?

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Post #3by Hungry4info » 28.02.2008, 13:54

Definitely something I would like to see in Celestia.
Current Setup:
Windows 7 64 bit. Celestia 1.6.0.
AMD Athlon Processor, 1.6 Ghz, 3 Gb RAM
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Post #4by LordFerret » 29.02.2008, 06:47

The antenna, three-quarters the size of a football field, sent a 500-kilowatt-strong, 90-minute-long radar stream 373,046 kilometers (231,800 miles) to the moon.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-034
Is that why the residents of Barstow glow at night? 8O


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