{"id":156,"date":"2009-08-13T19:12:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T19:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/18.234.222.17\/2009\/08\/13\/loirp_releases_restored_image_of_lunar_south_pole\/"},"modified":"2009-08-13T19:12:57","modified_gmt":"2009-08-13T19:12:57","slug":"loirp_releases_restored_image_of_lunar_south_pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonviews.com\/?p=156","title":{"rendered":"LOIRP Releases Restored Image of Lunar South Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This image, LO-IV-179-H1, taken by Lunar Orbiter IV on May 24, 1967 at 16:19:23.809 GMT, shows a portion of the lunar south polar region. A much larger version [1.8 MB JPG] can be downloaded here<\/a>. You can download the full resolution image [692 MB tiff] here<\/a> at NLSI.
\nThe altitude of the spacecraft when this image was taken was 3,591.83 kilometers. The resolution of the image is 78.432 meters per pixel.
\nSpacecraft Position: Altitude: 3591.83 km, Latitude: -71.38\u00b0, Longitude: -96.22\u00b0
\nPrincipal Point: Latitude: -69.52\u00b0, Longitude: -74.07\u00b0
\nIllumination: Sun Azimuth: 68.15\u00b0, Incident Angle: 82.85\u00b0, Emission Angle: 11.24\u00b0, Phase Angle: 94.08\u00b0, Alpha: -11.23\u00b0<\/p>\n

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In addition to the Moon’s south pole (shaded), craters visible in this image include Drygalski<\/a>, Cabeus<\/a> (with its two satellite craters Cabeus A and Cabeus B), Malapert<\/a>, Haworth, and Shoemaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nThis figure shows the region where this image was shot [red<\/font> highlight]. Three high resolution frames were shot with this image covering the region over the south pole. [Larger image<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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USGS map<\/a> of the south pole showing the region covered in this Lunar Orbiter photo.<\/p>\n

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This collection<\/a> of images of the lunar south pole shows the names of prominent features. Larger view<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n“I have been involved in the illumination analysis of the lunar south pole for a while and your reference image (http:\/\/images.spaceref.com\/news\/2009\/LO-IV-179-H1.label.jpg<\/a>) seemed incorrect based on going over such images so many times. I checked it against Clementine imagery and it turns out that the labels you have are in the wrong places. I have attached a jpeg of the correct placements for the South Pole and Shackleton.”<\/i> – James Fincannon, NASA GRC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This image, LO-IV-179-H1, taken by Lunar Orbiter IV on May 24, 1967 at 16:19:23.809 GMT, shows a portion of the lunar south polar region. A much larger version [1.8 MB JPG] can be downloaded here. You can download the full resolution image [692 MB tiff] here at NLSI. The altitude of the spacecraft when this … <\/p>\n

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