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From the Moon to Earth in HD

Posted by Zonk on from the tiny-grey-marble dept.

Lucas123 writes "The Japan Space Agency's Kaguya spacecraft is currently orbiting the moon and its equipment is being tested in preparation for its real mission to map the moon with high-definition images later this month. Almost as an afterthought, the space craft has recreated one of the most memorable photos in the history of spaceflight — an Earth-rise from lunar orbit."

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  1. Re:Not in HD by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was able to find two HD pictures:

    http://www.selene.jaxa.jp/image/communication/img_071114_01.jpg
    http://www.selene.jaxa.jp/image/communication/img_071114_02.jpg

    1920x1080

    Couldn't find anything else though. Disappointing.

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  2. Re:Not in HD by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Informative

    For comparison, the original.

    http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2001-000009.jpg

    The older image appears to be higher resolution.

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  3. Re:Apollo by Zordak · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm curious if they'll be able to see the Apollo landing sites.
    That thing has some pretty impressive cameras, but I don't think it's good enough to take hi-res pictures of Arizona.
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