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Neat stuff and more (better) to come...

http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum33 ... tml#apollo

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/m ... ites.html#

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These are just preliminary photos before it's into it's proper mapping orbit. Expect 2x-3x improvement in resolution soon. It's interesting, but it's still no Google Maps Streetview. :wink:

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Cool stuff! Just a real shame that Walter Cronkite left us just two days shy of the 40th anniversary, that could have been a wonderful interview of his recollections of that occasion-

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Cool stuff! Just a real shame that Walter Cronkite left us just two days shy of the 40th anniversary, that could have been a wonderful interview of his recollections of that occasion-

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The same thought crossed my mind today...

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wow :shock:
Cant wait to see the pictures when the satellite gets closer !!!!
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Nice post, but shouldn't it be in "off topic"?

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Very Cool!
Thanks for posting!
I wonder if the young kids running the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera will be able to locate Apollo 13's landing site? :cry: :wink:
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Very Cool!
Apollo 13's landing site? :cry: :wink:
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Silly... :wink: :roll: :roll: :wink:

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Funny but accurate... :lol:

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Some interesting discussions and photo analysis of the pictures on this message board:

http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/inde ... 111&st=105

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