Image data of the moon is sent from the reconnaissance spacecraft

After flying around the lunar orbit for two years, the spacecraft scouting NASA's lunar orbit passed to Earth more than 192 terabytes of data, more than all printings containing information at the National Library. American Society , according to Richard Vondrak, project scientist, works at NASA Goddard Center, Greenbelt Road, Maryland, USA.

The map shows elevation data on the moon's protruding surface from a 2005 survey (left) compared to new data received from NASA's orbiting moon spacecraft (right).

Of the data collected, about 4 billion measurements were made by a laser altimeter mounted on a spacecraft to orbit the moon orbit, allowing scientists to build detailed maps of degrees. high on the protruding surface of the moon. An animation of the moon's rotation shows the accuracy of the data collected by the probe compared to the map made in 2005 by the Earth Survey Agency's Moon Oversight Network. US substance. Scientists presented the animation in a meeting held on June 21, 2011. " We went from the image of a relatively faint moon, difficult to focus on observing, to a moon. shown in images that are very sharp and clear, "said Michael Wargo, working at NASA, team leader of the Moon survey scientists.

While hovering about 50km above the Moon's protruding surface, the spacecraft scouting a 1900kg moon orbit helped discover the closest object to Earth by studying its features. such as: temperature, composition and dark surface are the most difficult to observe.Analyzing the Moon image data sent back to Earth, scientists have identified the likely location of the frozen water on the Moon , which is a shaded area that may not have been included. Now illuminated by the sunshine of the sun and it is also one of the coldest places in the solar system, these images also help scientists pinpoint the locations of the lunar surface. The sun shines, and maybe one day, we humans will install a generator that uses solar energy on the moon.

Scientists predict that the spacecraft to orbit the moon orbit will continue to perform these tasks, at least until September 2012.