http://www.sindark.com/2009/07/11/the-jfk-librarys-apollo-tribute/ Temporarily Torontonian Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sindark.com/2009/07/11/the-jfk-librarys-apollo-tribute/#comment-81305 . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:09:57 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=5923#comment-81305 One of the latest images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows new details of the Apollo 14 landing site. If you look closely at the image above, visible are the tracks from the astronauts steps and their three-wheeled MET cart, and you can clearly follow the trail of the astronauts on their "radial traverse." Click the image for larger version if you're having trouble seeing the tracks. <a href="http://www.universetoday.com/2009/08/20/latest-lro-image-solves-apollo-14-mystery/" title="Latest LRO Image Solves Apollo 14 Mystery | Universe Today" rel="nofollow">Their tracks stop just 30 meters short of the rim</a>, near a dark spot just to the lower left of the crater, which might be Saddle Rock, shown in the image below. Shepard and Mitchell never realized just how close they really were. One of the latest images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows new details of the Apollo 14 landing site. If you look closely at the image above, visible are the tracks from the astronauts steps and their three-wheeled MET cart, and you can clearly follow the trail of the astronauts on their “radial traverse.” Click the image for larger version if you’re having trouble seeing the tracks. Their tracks stop just 30 meters short of the rim, near a dark spot just to the lower left of the crater, which might be Saddle Rock, shown in the image below. Shepard and Mitchell never realized just how close they really were.

]]> http://www.sindark.com/2009/07/11/the-jfk-librarys-apollo-tribute/#comment-79940 Milan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:28:03 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/?p=5923#comment-79940 The site is active now, and the redux mission is in stage 4: leaving Earth's orbit. The site is active now, and the redux mission is in stage 4: leaving Earth’s orbit.

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