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#OTD #TDIH #March6, 1953: #BOTD: #HBD #CarolynPorco! @carolynporco.bsky.social #SaturnLady #PlanetaryScientists #Academics #Beauties #VoyagerProgram #CassiniHuygens #PlanetaryRings #Enceladus #Photometry #Triton #TritonMoon #LunarProspector #TED #PangeaDay

31. Jul 1999: Die NASA-Raumsonde #LunarProspector schlägt wie geplant auf dem #Mond auf, nachdem sie fast 19 Monate lang Daten über den Mond geliefert hat.

Color-enhanced nearside mosaic of the Moon, created from images taken by the Galileo spacecraft. The image highlights the lunar surface's diverse features, including craters, maria, and highlands. This detailed view accompanies the exciting discovery of substantial water ice deposits at the Moon's poles by the NASA Lunar Prospector spacecraft.

Astronomy Picture from 18/09/1998

Lunar Prospects

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap980918.html


#LunarProspector #NASA #MoonExploration #WaterIceOnMoon #LunarScience #SpaceExploration #GalileoSpacecraft #MoonMapping #Cosmology #Astronomy

Close-up grayscale image of the Moon's surface, revealing numerous impact craters of varying sizes. This detailed view supports the giant-impact theory of the Moon's origin, suggesting its formation from debris resulting from a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized body billions of years ago. The image highlights the Moon's heavily cratered landscape, a testament to its early history in the solar system.

Astronomy Picture from 26/03/1999

Impact Moon

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990326.html


#LunarSurface #MoonCraters #GiantImpact #LunarProspector #MoonFormation #ApolloMissions #ImpactTheory #PlanetaryScience #SpaceExploration #Astronomy

Dramatic close-up of the lunar surface near Gassendi crater, at the northern edge of Mare Humorum, taken by the European Southern Observatory's WFI camera. NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft is currently orbiting the Moon at a reduced altitude, providing higher resolution data. The image showcases the contrasting terrain and dramatic shadows of the lunar landscape.

Astronomy Picture from 12/02/1999

Lunar Close-Up

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990212.html


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