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Originally posted by weedwhacker
Because, the consensus has been (for some time now) that the original Clementine image was a fault in processing of some sort (don't know the technical details, but it involves the way the photos are collected, then transmitted for assembly in the computer imagining software, here on Earth).
AFAIK the issue has been resolved, and the "smudged" area cleared up, with proper interpretation of the data.
Unfortunately, it's hard to find articles on this fact, because the Internet feeding frenzy is so wild, searches keep popping up the "smudged" versions, with all the various "conspiracy theories" thrown in, as the most recent Web hits. We need a better way to search through the nonsense, I guess??
Originally posted by Exuberant1
Zorgon, You should offer the services of your consortium to the Chicoms - for a fee.
*Times are tough man..... let's sell out to the Chinese.
Originally posted by Exuberant1
*I just hope the USA doesn't get mean on Pegasus for doing it, or trying to.
Originally posted by notafulldeck
Found 2 images of another angle of blurred pic in 2007 thread, how do I upload a jpg file from my computer (would link to thread but lost location). Thanks in advance.
Originally posted by notafulldeck
Found alternative angle of same object. This image was in a thread back in 2007:
www.lpi.usra.edu...
The reference image at the top of the page is a simple cylindrical map projection of the entire moon
Originally posted by Phage
The image with the blurred area comes from an early version of the Clementine image browser which automatically stitched images "on demand". It had problems.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by zorgon
OK. It is the same image, just different projections.
The "overhead" image is from the polar projection found here:
www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil...
The "oblique" image was taken from the cylindrical projection which was used on the 1.5 browser.
www.lpi.usra.edu...
The reference image at the top of the page is a simple cylindrical map projection of the entire moon
The 2.0 browser also uses a cylindrical projection. The same view of the crater is apparent but the improved browser does not exhibit the same blur.
www.nrl.navy.mil...
edit on 11/13/2010 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Daniell crater from Chang'E 2 Crater Daniell is located in the southern half of Lacus Somniorum, at 31.6E, 35.18N. The diameter of the crater is 29 kilometers. This image was taken by Chang'E-2 on October 23, 2010 from the altitude of 100 kilometers above of the lunar surface. It is interesting that the crack in the floor of the crater is very similar to the ancient Chinese word, Moon.
Originally posted by Phage
It isn't NASA, it's the Navy.
The shadows and lighting are the same. That indicates that it is the same image.