Posted on Apr 10, 2022
APOD: 2022 April 10 - Shadows at the Moons South Pole
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Good morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the April 10th Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Shadows at the Moon's South Pole." In operation since 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a robotic mission that set out to map the moon's surface and pursue other science objectives. One of which is a search for possible sites where water ice might exist. Why? Its use to both serve as fuel and hydration. Fuel and potable water are two of the heaviest items that must be accounted for when planning space flight. If you can find it where you are headed, you don't have to bring it with you.
Which brings us to today's APOD. Through a series of orbits around the Moon, LRO has identified areas that remain in constant shadow. Where else to find water ice? None better than Shakleton Crater (center), but for two reasons: 1) the floor of the crater remains in constant shadow, and 2) the crater rim remains in constant sunshine (for collecting solar power). This composite photo of the lunar South Pole was compiled from 1,700 images collected over 6 solar days.
Which brings us to today's APOD. Through a series of orbits around the Moon, LRO has identified areas that remain in constant shadow. Where else to find water ice? None better than Shakleton Crater (center), but for two reasons: 1) the floor of the crater remains in constant shadow, and 2) the crater rim remains in constant sunshine (for collecting solar power). This composite photo of the lunar South Pole was compiled from 1,700 images collected over 6 solar days.
APOD: 2022 April 10 - Shadows at the Moons South Pole
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price good afternoon my friend this Sunday April 10, 2022, and good to see you on the RP net. I have said it many times before, yet I will say it again, "nobody does it better from above". Thank you for sharing Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): : "Shadows at the Moon's South Pole."
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Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the April 10th Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD); Shadows at the Moon's South Pole
Image: Shadows at the Moon's South Pole captured by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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APOD Explanation: Was this image of the Moon's surface taken with a microscope? No -- it's a multi-temporal illumination map made with a wide-angle camera. To create it, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft collected 1,700 images over a period of 6 lunar days (6 Earth months), repeatedly covering an area centered on the Moon's south pole from different angles. The resulting images were stacked to produce the featured map -- representing the percentage of time each spot on the surface was illuminated by the Sun. Remaining convincingly in shadow, the floor of the 19-kilometer diameter Shackleton crater is seen near the map's center. The lunar south pole itself is at about 9 o'clock on the crater's rim. Crater floors near the lunar south and north poles can remain in permanent shadow, while mountain tops can remain in nearly continuous sunlight. Useful for future outposts, the shadowed crater floors could offer reservoirs of water-ice, while the sunlit mountain tops offer good locations to collect solar power.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOth-BuCNY
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Image: Shadows at the Moon's South Pole captured by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Please vote up MAJ William Price's APOD post.
APOD Explanation: Was this image of the Moon's surface taken with a microscope? No -- it's a multi-temporal illumination map made with a wide-angle camera. To create it, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft collected 1,700 images over a period of 6 lunar days (6 Earth months), repeatedly covering an area centered on the Moon's south pole from different angles. The resulting images were stacked to produce the featured map -- representing the percentage of time each spot on the surface was illuminated by the Sun. Remaining convincingly in shadow, the floor of the 19-kilometer diameter Shackleton crater is seen near the map's center. The lunar south pole itself is at about 9 o'clock on the crater's rim. Crater floors near the lunar south and north poles can remain in permanent shadow, while mountain tops can remain in nearly continuous sunlight. Useful for future outposts, the shadowed crater floors could offer reservoirs of water-ice, while the sunlit mountain tops offer good locations to collect solar power.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOth-BuCNY
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LTC Stephen F.
Scripture image; Isaiah 60:19-20 ESV 'The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory'
Friend & Lover - Reach Out Of The Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLRd4neGGE
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Friend & Lover - Reach Out Of The Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLRd4neGGE
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PO3 Edward Riddle
Thank You Brother Steve for all the interesting info on the South Pole of the Moon and the appropriate music. The visuals of this song are quite an acid trip.
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PO3 Edward Riddle
PO3 Edward Riddle - Thank You Brother Steve for the Beautiful Scripture and the groovy song.
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