NASA TO RELEASE ENHANCED RADAR IMAGERY OF LUNAR SOUTH POLE

Come Feb 27 at noon MST the link below should come live and have new
pictures of the South Pole as made by the folks at JPL.
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Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.,
generated the imagery using data collected with the facility's
Goldstone Solar System Radar. The news media briefing is scheduled for
noon MST in Room 506 of the Colorado Convention Center.
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I didn't think we could see all of the Lunar South Pole from Earth.
Will be interesting to see what they got and how they compare with
what the Japanese are taking with their satellites that are now
orbiting the Moon.
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http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/11/20071107_kaguya_e.html
KAGUYA (SELENE) World's First Image Taking of the Moon by HDTV
November 7, 2007 (JST)

YouTube - JAXA/KAGUYA Earth-Rise and Earth-Set image ...
The Earthset image Tele Shot taken from near the South Pole ...
Watch video - 9 min -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHuRRDshhg

YouTube - World's First HDTV Images of the Moon (JAXA ...
Japan's Kaguya probe, now in lunar orbit, recently beamed ...
Watch video - 2 min 30 sec -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRN85gCN4fQ

http://www.selene.jaxa.jp/en/communication/com_information_e.htm
Jan. 21, 2008: 2nd SELENE Working Team meeting was held

http://collectspace.com/ubb/Forum33/HTML/000444.html
Kaguya Spacecraft Rockets Towards the Moon

New Kaguya images - The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society
The image here was taken on the lunar farside of a region just 30
kilometers from ...
of a region 30 kilometers from the south pole. Credit: JAXA / SELENE ...
www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001245/ - 27k -

And lest we forget the Lunar North Pole, some mosaics from the SMART-1 mission.

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http://www.lunarip.com/content/esa-smart-1-program-lunar-north-pole-mosaic
ESA Smart-1 program provides new maps of the lunar north pole.
Wed, 12/05/2007 - 12:05 � kevin

The ESA Smart-1 mission has released a set of mosaic maps of the luna
northern pole detailing a number of sites and their illumination as
possible sites for further exporation and also as possible future
sites of long term sites. Some sites on the lunar north pole have
access to Solar power throughout the lunar year thus making them very
attractive as scientific base sites. In addition these sites have
access to craters that are continuously darkened and thus hold the
possibility that they may hold ice deposits which would greatly
improve the viability of future lunar bases.

The presented map covers an area of the north pole of 600km x 800km
and includes such sites are Peary crater which is an impact crater
closest the north pole, Hermite crater and Plaskett Crater.
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Also the Chinese mission with Chang'e-1.
Let me know what the Chinese have to say.
Looks like I need to learn some more languages.
My 1500 Chinese flash cards may not be enough. :-)

http://zinzin.us/view-type-Yt-p-1-q-Lunar-code-DqAarZ-Mxnk-title-Change-1-lunar-
probe.html
Title: Chang'e-1 lunar probe
Description: China's 1st lunar probe
Tag: china chang'e-1 lunar probe

Lets hear it for the competition. :-)

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
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http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_M08039_MA-Goldstone_Radar.html
Feb. 22, 2008

Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-2087/4997
bdickey@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov

DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-0474
agle@jpl.nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-039

NASA TO RELEASE ENHANCED RADAR IMAGERY OF LUNAR SOUTH POLE

WASHINGTON -- NASA scientists have obtained the highest resolution
terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region and
will discuss the imagery Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the 3rd Space
Exploration Conference in Denver.

Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.,
generated the imagery using data collected with the facility's
Goldstone Solar System Radar. The news media briefing is scheduled
for noon MST in Room 506 of the Colorado Convention Center.

Panelists for the briefing are:
- Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator, Exploration Systems
Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
- Scott Hensley, principal investigator, Lunar Image Team, JPL
- Eric de Jong, principal investigator, Solar System Visualization,
JPL

For reporters who are unable to attend, a call-in line will be
available. Call-in information is available by contacting Stephanie
Schierholz at 202-834-0548.

At noon MST on Feb. 27, terrain maps of the moon's south pole and
other images will be available online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/exploration/mmb/022708.html

For more information about NASA's program to return to the moon,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will host the
conference Feb. 26-28 in Denver. Media may register to attend by
contacting Sharon Grace of AIAA at 703-264-7532 or sharong@aiaa.org.
For more information about the conference, visit:

http://www.aiaa.org/events/exploration

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http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1989
3rd Space Exploration Conference & Exhibit
50 Years of Space Exploration: Taking the Next Giant Leap

26 - 28 Feb 2008
Colorado Convention Center
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), in
collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), is pleased to announce that the 3rd Space Exploration
Conference will be held 26�28 February 2008 at the Colorado Convention
Center in Denver, Colorado.

As we recognize the many accomplishments the space community has
contributed this past year, as well as the celebration of NASA's 50th
anniversary in 2008, the 3rd Space Exploration Conference will serve
as fertile ground for the best of the space community to gather,
review pivotal programs from the past, and synergize its input to
forward space exploration for the next 50 years. Dialogue and
decisions made at this opportune time in history will help define and
meet the challenges we will face in our nation's space programs for
decades to come.

Associated with the conference will be Education Alley, featuring
dynamic educational outreach activities and associated competitions
that will inspire the next generation to continue the exploration of
the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/exploration/main/index.html
Future Missions
 Mission Exploration
   NASA Tests Lunar Habitat in Extreme Antarctic Environment
NASA will use the cold, harsh, isolated landscape of Antarctica to
test one of its concepts for astronaut housing on the moon. The agency
is sending a prototype inflatable habitat to Antarctica to see how it
fares during a year at McMurdo Station.

> News Release
 
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/nov/HQ_07251_Inflatable_Lunar_Habitat.html
> Photos
 
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/exploration/multimedia/inflatable_habitat.html

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/future/index.html
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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