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Offline sam

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The moon as you've never seen it before
« on: December 17, 2010, 15:08 »
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This "illumination map" was constructed using over 1700 photographs of the same area of the moon's south pole taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) over a six month period.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/12/iluminating-the-moons-south-po.html
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Re: The moon as you've never seen it before
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2010, 18:13 »
No wonder the old folk said it looks like cheese!   :D

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Re: The moon as you've never seen it before
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2010, 18:16 »
Stilton, I think, Clive. ;)
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Re: The moon as you've never seen it before
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2010, 18:23 »
Emmental Rik!   ;D

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Re: The moon as you've never seen it before
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2010, 18:26 »
Gouda enough. ;D
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Re: The moon as you've never seen it before
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2010, 21:15 »
I'll bE DAMned if I can see it.  It looks more like the Jason mask in the Friday 13th films to me.  ;D
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Re: The moon as you've never seen it before
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2010, 10:51 »
:groan:
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