Ah, a thread about this mission that doesn't have any cave men, smells better in here.

Anyway, do you know if they plan to image only the original landing site or do they plan on imaging all of them? Because I would obviously request the other sites.

I'd also like a photo of the flag, if it's still standing (sure hope so lol)

Also, since you know more about this than I, what type of resolution should we realistically be expecting here? Will what's left of the landing module be extremely tiny or will we be able to see a fair amount of detail?

I know the Mars orbiter caught the rover, even if it was kind of tiny.

Do you think the photos will be immediately released or will we have to wait a year or more?

Originally posted by Shadowflux
Anyway, do you know if they plan to image only the original landing site or do they plan on imaging all of them?

From what I've read, I think the plan to take images of them all, plus images of the unmanned US and Russian landers or so I've heard.

Also, since you know more about this than I, what type of resolution should we realistically be expecting here? Will what's left of the landing module be extremely tiny or will we be able to see a fair amount of detail?

Well the decent module is a little over 4m in diameter, so at a resolution of 0.5m/pixel, that should make it at least 8 X 8 pixels.

Do you think the photos will be immediately released or will we have to wait a year or more?

I'd assume they'd release them as soon as they get them. The LRO will get to the Moon by tuesday and then I think it will spend up to two months (maybe less) doing systems checks and what not and then it will begin it's primary mission. Although they may release some images during that time. Apollo 11's 40th anniversary is next month, so maybe we'll get a shot of it by then.

Originally posted by jra
I'd assume they'd release them as soon as they get them.

Hmmm on what do you base this assumption? Past experience?

I think it will spend up to two months (maybe less) doing systems checks and what not and then it will begin it's primary mission.

that's a lot of system checks...

Although they may release some images during that time. Apollo 11's 40th anniversary is next month, so maybe we'll get a shot of it by then.

Good point... that would certainly make sense... let's hope your right

Stopped by this side of the fence to say we have two requests sent in... one for the possible location of Lunokhod 1 that we are pretty sure where it is... and the other for a section near Tsiolkowsky crater... rational geological interests

Am working on some locations of our favorite 'hot spots' but will need a lot of work on a rational... I am sure "I want to see the moon base" most likely won't do

Anyway I flagged this and will send anyone who has a request over here and toss in the results of out request (if any)... in the meantime I will go back and hang out with the cavemen in the other thread. Those cavemen know how to party

Bumping...

What no one has a target area? One poster in the other thread suggested the Apollo 20 space craft What justification can we use for that one?

So NASA says its a spacecraft and all the little Skeptic run and create a page that says "See" Its not a rock, its proof..." and now they tell me "Oh yeah but this" Yuppers its a SPACECRAFT"



But when Zorgon says "Its an artifact on Eros, and Zorgon's picture is much better resolution than NASA's, those same skeptics say "Its just a rock"



Funny how the Lemmings operate isn't it?