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Microwave Map of Entire Moon Revealed
Zothecula writes "The first complete microwave image of the Moon taken by Chinese lunar satellite Chang'E-1 has been revealed. Chang'E-1 is China's first scientific mission to explore planetary bodies beyond Earth and the on-board Lunar Microwave Radiometer has made it possible for the first time to globally map the Moon in microwave frequencies. Radar observations of the Moon are unable to provide thermal information, and microwave observations taken from Earth cannot reach the far side of the moon. So Chang'E-1's (CE-1) orbit was conducted at an altitude of 200km (124 miles) and allowed it to observe every location of the moon with a nadir view and at high spatial resolution."
"So Chang'E-1's (CE-1) orbit was conducted at an altitude of 200km (124 miles)"
As long as we provide the distance in miles, why don't we also give it in leagues? I'm sure somebody still uses leagues, so despite the whole world going with the International System of Units fifty years ago (except for three countries, including Burma, Liberia, and some other backward-looking nation I can't recall) we should definitely provide leagues.
Somebody modded me funny, then somebody modded me flamebait.
Rereading it, I'd like to think it's a little funny, but yes, it's definitely flamebait. No question.
Let's hope they balance out and I remain even karma-wise.