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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."

6 of 206 comments (clear)

  1. but the video clip is SD rez? by VMaN · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's like benchmarking picture quality of a HDTV thrugh an SD tvshow.

  2. Re:I don't see any stars is this a fake video of t by drakaan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't know why this is modded at least +2 Insightful. It's either very poorly informed, or a reference to a common misconception...

    ...or, the <humor> tag was missing and certain people are *way* too serious sometimes.

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  3. Re:mod parent up by mevets · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I disagree - 'not getting it' is as slashdot as, well, / and .

  4. Hand in your geek card by dazedNconfuzed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    explain that einstein?

    He just did.
    This is "News for Nerds".
    If you don't understand why he's right, /. is not for you.
    You're looking for USA Today.

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

    *WHOOSH!*

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  6. Re:I don't see any stars is this a fake video of t by hondo77 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I believe this is an improvement of the original fake with a better set and special effects. I can't get over how well this was filmed.

    Funny thing is, if it actually was a product of Hollywood it would look a lot better...and have explosions.

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