Microwave Map of Entire Moon Revealed 82
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."
Grain of Salt (Score:2, Insightful)
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.
In before... (Score:4, Insightful)
“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.
Re:Grain of Salt (Score:3, Insightful)
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.
Great! Now post pics of the Apollo Landers (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Is it in enough detail to show Apollo landings? (Score:3, Insightful)
Believe it - people who are otherwise smart fall for dumb shit all the time.