Here, initial results are shown for traverse station 1 (northwest of Steno Crater) as well as the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP) area. After the images shown here were taken, the LRO mission moved into a lower orbit for higher resolution camera work. At the same time, the camera orientations, North azimuth angles and distances to nearby features of interest were also determined. Newly acquired high resolution Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) images allow accurate determination of the coordinates of Apollo hardware. It photographed potential Apollo landing sites and captured the first picture of Earth taken from the vicinity of the Moon. As a result, we obtained the surface panoramic camera positions to within 50 cm. Credits: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University LRO maneuvered into its 50-km mapping orbit on September 15. Angular directions of these features were measured in the panoramic images and fitted to the NAC orthoimage by applying least squares techniques. Apollo 17 Lunar Module Landing Site Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger descent stage comes into focus from the new lower 50 km mapping orbit, image width 102 meters.
Key features captured in the Apollo panoramic sequences were identified in LROC NAC orthoimages. We analyzed observations made in Apollo surface photography as well as orthorectified orbital images (0.5 m/pixel) and Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) (1.5 m/pixel and 100 m/pixel) derived from LROC Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and Wide Angle Camera (WAC) images. Downloads Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Featured Downloads A collection of downloads from our most popular ISIS cube files to 3D Models, Map sets, posters, and more by the LROC Team. When the orbiter reaches its final orbit, it will image the Moon’s surface at a resolution of 0.5 meters, providing an image that. Launched June 18, the Lunar Reconnaissance orbiter braked into an initially elliptical orbit around the moon on June 23. In particular, the positions from where the Apollo 17 astronauts recorded panoramic image series, at the so-called “traverse stations”, were precisely determined for traverse path reconstruction. Launched to map out the surface of the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was still moving towards its near-surface orbit when it acquired this image of the Apollo 11 landing site between July 11 and July 15. The Apollo 14 landing site as seen by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Newly acquired high resolution Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) images allow accurate determination of the coordinates of Apollo hardware, sampling stations, and photographic viewpoints. Guided by official NASA photographs from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the original Apollo missions, the reader can view the Moon with a new appreciation.
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