The Kaguya lunar atlas : the moon in high resolution / Motomaro Shirao, Charles A. Wood.
| Author/creator |
Shirao, Motomaro, 1953- |
| Other author/creator | Wood, Charles A. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer, ©2011. |
| Description | ix, 173 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 x 29 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | Lunar atlas |
| Portion of title | Moon in high resolution |
| Contents | pt. 1. Background. The Kaguya mission. Kaguya's HDTV and its imaging. Images of Earth and Kaguya's impact on the moon. The lunar surface -- pt. 2. The atlas. |
| Abstract | This volume presents a "gallery" or collection of unique portraits of the moon. The 100 detailed photographs are presented in a standard format as wide angle, low perspective views of a single feature or geographical complex, assembled from many separate lunar orbiter photos taken in high definition video. In late 2007, the Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) placed the Kaguya/ Selene spacecraft in orbit around the Moon to probe the Moon's surface and interior. But unlike previous lunar orbiters, Kaguya carries a high definition television camera (HDTV) sent beyond Earth orbit. The output shows the Moon as it would be seen by an astronaut looking through a porthole window while orbiting only 100 km above the lunar surface. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| LCCN | 2011281511 |
| ISBN | 9781441972842 (hardcover) : |
| ISBN | 1441972846 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | QB595 .S55 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |