The little blue marble

Posted on November 20, 2007 | Comments Off on The little blue marble

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A humbling view for the Earth-centric (aren’t we all?), taken by the HDTV camera aboard a lunar-orbiting Japanese robot satellite out in the black. It’s mapping the moon in high-definition for possible future Japanese landings. 

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0 responses to “The little blue marble”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | November 23, 2007 at 7:45 am |

    Wow. Well, you know you start getting high resolution stuff once Japanese get to it.
    I suspect they are using Leica all the same 😉

  2. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | November 23, 2007 at 7:45 am |

    Wow. Well, you know you start getting high resolution stuff once Japanese get to it.
    I suspect they are using Leica all the same 😉

  3. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | November 24, 2007 at 3:23 pm |

    Maybe they reverse-engineered a Leica?

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | November 24, 2007 at 3:23 pm |

    Maybe they reverse-engineered a Leica?

  5. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | November 24, 2007 at 3:23 pm |

    Maybe they reverse-engineered a Leica?