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

    *WHOOSH!*

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