Image of the moon's far side (credit: NASA/Arizona State University)Images from cameras have apparently provided the most detailed view to date of the far side of Earth’s moon. Three cameras aboard NASA’s unmanned Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter provided the more than 15,000 photographs synthesized to create the detailed image of the far side of the moon.
Some question the accuracy of a composite image created from 15,000 separate images, but scientists are excited about the image nonetheless.
Scientists say the surface of the far side of the moon is much rougher than its near side.
The 15,000 photographs were taken between November 2009 and February 2011.
Jason McClellan is a UFO journalist and the producer/co-host of the web series Spacing Out! He is also the web content manager and staff writer for OpenMinds.tv, and a co-organizer and technical producer of the International UFO Congress. As a founding member of Open Minds, Jason served as a writer and editor for the now defunct Open Minds magazine. He has appeared on Syfy, NatGeo, and, most recently, he co-starred on H2's Hangar 1: The UFO Files. ------ Follow Jason on Twitter @acecentric and subscribe to Jason's updates on Facebook.
