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New Moon Landing Sites Photos Are So Sharp They Show Detailed Rover Tire Marks
Very cool photographs of the Apollo 17 lunar landing site.
Hole on the Moon
Photo taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of a very large crater (Mare Orientale) on the Moon. The crater is approximately 600 miles across! It is located just over the edge of the Moon so it cannot be seen from Earth.
Dark side of the Moon
Amazing mosaic from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter orbiting the Moon from a height of 30 miles. This image is stitched together from 15,000 images and shows the dark side of the Moon -- the side we never see.
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Total Lunar Eclipse December 21, 2010
The Chicago area missed out on the Lunar Eclipse since we were busy getting a few inches of snow. I've enjoyed looking at the photos from observers who were able to see -- and photograph -- the eclipse. Here is one I found on Flickr.
