Fifty years ago today, on April 17, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after its loop around the far side of the moon. This video uses data gathered from a robotic spacecraft now orbiting the moon – NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – to recreate some of the stunning views of the moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their perilous journey around the moon’s far side.
These visualizations, in 4K resolution, depict many different views of the lunar surface, starting with earthset and sunrise and concluding with the time Apollo 13 reestablished radio contact with Mission Control. Also depicted is the path of the free return trajectory around the moon, and a continuous view of the moon throughout that path.
All views have been sped up for timing purposes; they are not shown in real-time.
Bottom line: Video re-creates moon views seen by Apollo 13 astronauts 50 years ago, in April 1970.
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Fifty years ago today, on April 17, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after its loop around the far side of the moon. This video uses data gathered from a robotic spacecraft now orbiting the moon – NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – to recreate some of the stunning views of the moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their perilous journey around the moon’s far side.
These visualizations, in 4K resolution, depict many different views of the lunar surface, starting with earthset and sunrise and concluding with the time Apollo 13 reestablished radio contact with Mission Control. Also depicted is the path of the free return trajectory around the moon, and a continuous view of the moon throughout that path.
All views have been sped up for timing purposes; they are not shown in real-time.
Bottom line: Video re-creates moon views seen by Apollo 13 astronauts 50 years ago, in April 1970.
from EarthSky https://ift.tt/2RLN827
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