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Pictures of Moon and Earth taken from India's Chandrayaan-1

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3D - View of Moon generated using Chandrayaan-1 TMC imagery of 23 Nov2008 Mountain with Height of 618 Meter

Colour Coded Imagery of the above.

3D - View of Moon generated using Chandrayaan-1 TMC imagery of 23 Nov 2008 Crater with Depth of 400 Meter

Colour Coded Imagery of the above.

Digital Elevation Model of the lunar surface generated using TMC imagery

Finer details of a lunar crater captured by TMC
 




3D images of different regions of lunar surface captured by TMC. The height of features shown in these images can be grasped when viewed through anaglyph filters.

Far side of the Moon acquired by HySI Camera of Chandrayaan-1 on 24 Nov. 2008 (Band 33)

Far side of the Moon acquired by HySI Camera of Chandrayaan-1 on 24 Nov. 2008 (Band 32)

Far side of the Moon acquired by HySI Camera of Chandrayaan-1 on 24 Nov. 2008 (Band 31)

Far side of the Moon viewed at NADIR by Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) of Chandrayaan-1 on 24 Nov. 2008
 

Far side of the Moon viewed at AFT by Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) of Chandrayaan-1 on 24 Nov. 2008

Far side of the Moon viewed at FORE by Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) of Chandrayaan-1 on 24 Nov. 2008
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Moon imagery acquired by HySI Camera and TMC of Chandrayaan-1 on 16 Nov. 2008 (Strip Length - 395 Km.)
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Lunar craterlet (BARROW H) imaged by Chandrayaan-1 HySI camera (64 Bands) on 16 Nov. 2008
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Another HySI image (64 Bands) by Chandrayaan-1 accquired on 16 Nov. 2008

This is the picture of moon's surface taken from lunar orbit by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft's Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on November 15, 2008. Taken over the polar region of the moon, the picture shows many large and numerous small craters. The bright terrain on the lower left is the rim of 117 km wide Moretus crater.

This is the picture of moon's surface taken from lunar orbit by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft's Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on November 13, 2008. Taken over the equatorial region of the moon, the picture shows the uneven surface of the moon with numerous craters. On the lower left, part of the Torricelli crater is seen.
 


These two are close up pictures of the moon's surface taken by Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on November 14, 2008 as it approached it after separating from Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. Please note that these pictures are reproduced as received.

Moon as viewed by Chandrayaan-1 on 4 Nov. 2008 Distance ~ 311200 Km. from Moon
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Subsequent RADOM results for Earth and Moon Radiation Environment (22nd-25th Oct 2008)
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First RADOM results for Earth and Moon Radiation Environment ( 22 Oct 2008 )

Earth as viewed by Chandrayaan-1 on 29 Oct. 2008 Distance ~ 9000 Km. from Earth

Earth as viewed by Chandrayaan-1 on 29 Oct. 2008 Distance ~ 70000 Km. from Earth
 
Nice close-up pictures there! Learnt from recent news that Chandrayaan 1 will be wound up much before its planned 2-year life. Hope that some of the key findings of the mission make their way into the text books for students of the next generation.
 

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