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Japanese Probe Returns First HD Video of the Moon

Posted by Zonk on from the finally-we-can-see-the-cheese dept.

Riding with Robots writes "The Kaguya probe, now in lunar orbit, has sent down the first footage of the moon's surface from its onboard high-definition TV camera. The Kaguya mission, which consists of a main orbiter and two smaller satellites in a 100-km-high, polar orbit, is slated to officially begin its science phase in December."

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  1. I don't see any stars is this a fake video of the. by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't see any stars is this a fake video of the moon.

  2. flag by Noishe · · Score: 5, Funny

    So when to we get a picture of the american flag that's implanted on the surface somewhere.

    1. Re:flag by heretic108 · · Score: 5, Funny

      So when to we get a picture of the american flag that's implanted on the surface somewhere.
      Be another few hours yet - Weta Digital have just received the raw footage, and a spec and a letter of credit from the NSA - they've done the wireframes, fills and colour correction, now they're working on the gentle waving movements, and tweaking the lights to make the edges realistic. Next, the discarded bottom half of the Lunar Excursion Module...
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  3. Above the movie, it says: by diesel66 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Above the movie, it says:

    Moving image of the Moon shot by the HDTV camera (no audio)

    No audio? That sucks. I really wanted to hear the 'whooshing' noise of the probe speeding through the moon's atmosphere!

    (In space, nobody can hear your sarcasm.)

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    1. Re:Above the movie, it says: by MiniMike · · Score: 5, Funny

      > (In space, nobody can hear your sarcasm.)

      That wasn't sarcasm, that was a vacuous joke...

    2. Re:Above the movie, it says: by moco · · Score: 5, Funny

      No audio? That sucks. I really wanted to hear the 'whooshing' noise of the probe speeding through the moon's atmosphere! Not only that, the video is recorded in black and white...

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  4. Re:I don't see any stars is this a fake video of t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Irony.

  5. Re:I don't see any stars is this a fake video of t by moranar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reflections are all wrong. Definitely photoshopped.

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  6. Re:but the video clip is SD rez? by click2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I couldn't read the kanji & was waiting for a fansubbed version.

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