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."

Comments

Obama was right!

[erroneus]

This is Chang'E I can believe in!

Grain of Salt

[Midnight's Shadow]

I hate to besmirch the name of the good Chinese researchers that I know but I wouldn't trust this. There has been too many bad publications out of China and Chinese universities. The link doesn't even mention a journal that the results will be published in. They do say they will present the research at the European Planetary Science Congress but that is it. (Yes I RTFL.)

Now I'm not saying they aren't capable of doing this just that it smells bad enough for me to have my doubts. We will see.

Re:Grain of Salt

[blair1q]

It puts them about 50 years behind the US and the Russians in extraterrestrial exploration.

I don't see why it's at all fishy.

BTW, they don't serve cat at Chinese restaurants, either.

Re:Grain of Salt

[ceoyoyo]

As the spacecraft goes around the moon it takes pictures during the day and during the night. You take the day ones and put them in one composite, and the night ones and put them in another.

The spacecraft didn't image the whole moon (a sphere!) from 200 km up, all in one shot.

It's just like this picture, where it's night all over the planet. Or this one, where it's day everywhere and there are no clouds.

In before...

[clone53421]

“That’s no moon, it’s a space station”
etc.

While I’m opening cans of worms, I’m sure the moon hoaxers would like to know whether or not it saw the American flag we left up there.

the fools!

[jollyreaper]

What happens when we find out that the moon isn't made of green cheese but filled with popcorn?! The only reason why we aren't hearing the impending popping of doom is because there's no air in space! And they did it! They went and microwaved the moon! But just you wait, the giant fluffy kernels of doom shall come raining down on us! RAINING DOWN!!!

Re:the fools!

[khallow]

But just you wait, the giant fluffy kernels of doom shall come raining down on us! RAINING DOWN!!!

At least we won't die hungry.

Re:Nuke the earth?

[clone53421]

But they nuked it from orbit (which is the only way to be sure) and making a picture of it (i.e. a thousand words) is pretty certain.

Great! Now post pics of the Apollo Landers

[NotInfinitumLabs]

so we can finally put this conspiracy bullshit to rest.

Re:psychedelic boobs?

[tsalmark]

Psychedelic boobs may not be useful but they sure are fun.

Swirl?

[Raenex]

How come the images have a noticeable swirl to them? No mention of it in the article.

Re:Is it in enough detail to show Apollo landings?

[MRe_nl]

There is no Communist China.

Results of Microwave Map:

[Chris Burke]

No microwaves on the moon. Anyone traveling there will have to bring their own.

Re:Is it in enough detail to show Apollo landings?

[jbeach]

Unfortunately people get bad information that they think settles the issue, and then budging that crap out of there is harder than shoveling gravel because their *pride* is now attached.

Believe it - people who are otherwise smart fall for dumb shit all the time.