7 hours agoThe moon is 37 per cent obscured by the Earth's shadow during the partial lunar eclipse above Sydney on June 4, 2012. Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite. Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite. By combining gravity and topography data collected by satellites, the scientists from Curtin University in Western Australia were able to use computer modelling to at first identify two basins on the far side of the Moon. They later developed a high-resolution image to find a total of 280 "candidate basins" which they suspect are craters. "There are many more (craters) that have been mapped from optical observations or from just the shape of the topography," researcher Will Featherstone told AFP. "So there's many, many craters that were already known, we've just been able to apply this technique to enhance the ones that aren't so easy to see. "What we have been able to use is the topography and the gravity together to get a stronger indication that there is something there that needs further investigation." Featherstone said the researchers looked at the lunar surface on both the near and far sides of the Moon, the dark side being more challenging because satellites cannot be tracked from Earth when they are on that side. To get around this, the researchers used data gathered from a mission which used multiple satellites which were tracking each other as they circled the Moon. "So when the satellite orbiting the Moon went behind the far side and they couldn't be seen from Earth, they could be seen by other satellites," he said. Featherstone said of the 280 possible craters, the researchers had classified 66 of them as distinctly visible according to both gravity and topography. Some 66 of the possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, in a photo from Western Australia's Curtin University in Perth released on June 18, 2013. Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite. "Scientists can, instead of looking at every square inch of the Moon looking for basins, they can target these areas," he said. "It just helps investigations of the Moon and the history of the Moon and the solar system," he added. The team has also done some work on the gravity of Mars and Featherstone said other data sets were also available for Venus and other planets. He said scientists were optimistic about further discoveries from applying their techniques to new gravity data from NASA's GRAIL mission, which ended in late 2012 when the two satellites - named Ebb and Flow - were deliberately crashed on the Moon.
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7 hours agoThe moon is 37 per cent obscured by the Earth's shadow during the partial lunar eclipse above Sydney on June 4, 2012. Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite. Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite. By combining gravity and topography data collected by satellites, the scientists from Curtin University in Western Australia were able to use computer modelling to at first identify two basins on the far side of the Moon. They later developed a high-resolution image to find a total of 280 "candidate basins" which they suspect are craters. "There are many more (craters) that have been mapped from optical observations or from just the shape of the topography," researcher Will Featherstone told AFP. "So there's many, many craters that were already known, we've just been able to apply this technique to enhance the ones that aren't so easy to see. "What we have been able to use is the topography and the gravity together to get a stronger indication that there is something there that needs further investigation." Featherstone said the researchers looked at the lunar surface on both the near and far sides of the Moon, the dark side being more challenging because satellites cannot be tracked from Earth when they are on that side. To get around this, the researchers used data gathered from a mission which used multiple satellites which were tracking each other as they circled the Moon. "So when the satellite orbiting the Moon went behind the far side and they couldn't be seen from Earth, they could be seen by other satellites," he said. Featherstone said of the 280 possible craters, the researchers had classified 66 of them as distinctly visible according to both gravity and topography. Some 66 of the possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, in a photo from Western Australia's Curtin University in Perth released on June 18, 2013. Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite. "Scientists can, instead of looking at every square inch of the Moon looking for basins, they can target these areas," he said. "It just helps investigations of the Moon and the history of the Moon and the solar system," he added. The team has also done some work on the gravity of Mars and Featherstone said other data sets were also available for Venus and other planets. He said scientists were optimistic about further discoveries from applying their techniques to new gravity data from NASA's GRAIL mission, which ended in late 2012 when the two satellites - named Ebb and Flow - were deliberately crashed on the Moon.
© 2013 AFP orbit diagram application53 minutes agoI would like to have a nice picture/simulation of the Earth - Apophis encounter on April 13th 2029. I found this applet ...Graphing the Ecliptic22 hours agoI need to graph the Ecliptic at a Radius, R, around the earth. It intersects the equator axis at the equinoxes. The Angle from the equinoxes...A couple questions about The Big Bang TheoryJun 16, 2013I understand the concept used here, but am unsure about how scientists can be so sure of the actual age of our universe. They explain it by saying...Gravity on the moonJun 16, 2013Which of them larger? The gravity of the earth to the moon or the gravity of the sun to the moon?used an app to locate SaturnJun 15, 2013Hey, was just wondering, yesterday I was looking through my 10x50 binocular and used an app to locate Saturn. What I was seeing in the binocular was...ugriz vs. u'g'r'i'z'?Jun 12, 2013I've searched around but can't seem to seem anything that addresses the differences between ugriz filters and u'g'r'i'z' filters. What are...More from Physics Forums - General Astronomy Related StoriesGravity changes along the Moon
Using detailed topographic information from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, Curtin's Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) spatial scientists, Dr. Christian Hirt and Professor Will ... Looking deep into the Moon's interior to chart its early history
Since the 1950s, more than 100 spacecraft have launched to the moon. Twelve astronauts have walked on its surface; 842 pounds of moon rocks and soil have been returned to Earth for meticulous analysis. And ... Twin NASA spacecraft to plunge into lunar mountain
NASA's latest moon mission is about to meet its end. Moon may harbour alien minerals, study says
Minerals found in craters on the Moon may be remnants of asteroids that slammed into it and not, as long believed, the satellite's innards exposed by such impacts, a study said Sunday. SMART crater on the Moon
(Phys.org)—On the morning of 3 September 2006, a brief flash illuminated the Moon's 'Lake of Excellence' as ESA's SMART-1 mission met its fate on the dusty surface. NASA's GRAIL moon twins begin extended mission science
(Phys.org)—NASA's twin, lunar-orbiting Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft began data collection for the start of the mission's extended operations. Recommended for youExoMars 2016 set to complete construction
ESA's mission to Mars in 2016 has entered the final stage of construction with the signature of a contract today with Thales Alenia Space at the Paris Air & Space Show. Plan for modified European rocket gets backing
Two major figures in the European space industry on Monday backed plans to modify the Ariane 5 rocket to help it shoot larger satellites into orbit. NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women
The US space agency announced the appointment of eight new astronauts on Monday, and a record half of NASA's first astronaut class since 2009 are women. Earth-passing asteroid is 'an entirely new beast'
On the last day of May 2013 asteroid 1998 QE2 passed relatively closely by our planet, coming within 6 million kilometers… about 15 times the distance to the Moon. While there was never any chance of an ... Details of Yuri Gagarin's tragic death revealed
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted off aboard Vostok 1 to become the first human in space, spending 108 minutes in orbit before landing via parachute in the Saratov region ... Russia fetes 50th anniversary of first woman in space
Russia celebrated Sunday the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first woman in space—a Soviet national hero who went by the call name "Seagull" and captured the imaginations of girls around the ... User comments : 0More news storiesSuper-hurricane-force winds on Venus are getting stronger(Phys.org) —As the closest planet to Earth, Venus is a relatively easy object to observe. However, many mysteries remain, not least the super-rotation of Venus' atmosphere, which enables high altitude winds ... Small dam construction to reduce greenhouse emissions is causing ecosystem disruptionResearchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated ... Seismic gap outside of Istanbul: Is this where the expected Marmara earthquake will originate from?Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong earthquake. ... Three centaurs follow Uranus through the solar systemAstrophysicists from the Complutense University of Madrid have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km has an orbit similar to that of Uranus and takes the same amount of time to ... Weather reports aid life-or-death decisions in Africa(Phys.org) —The Africa Climate Exchange (AfClix), a University of Reading led project, is helping to bring vital drought and flood information to the people of sub-Saharan Africa. ... Rice blast research reveals details on how a fungus invades plantsLike a stealthy enemy, blast disease invades rice crops around the world, killing plants and cutting production of one of the most important global food sources. Now a study by an international team of researchers ... New concussion data: Two biomarkers better than oneScientists are scrambling to gather data for the FDA to support the need for a blood test to diagnose brain injury in the United States. The University of Rochester Medical Center just added significant evidence by reporting ... Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, study findsThe herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers. Parenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habitsKids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Podium finish for GenetrainerThe world's first computer guided fitness training system using a person's DNA was announced as one of the three winners of the LeWeb'13 London Startup Competition, Europe's largest technology conference. © Phys.org™ 2003-2013  via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFmhow3FjU5ZenWUF723k8RBRfm2Q&url=http://phys.org/news/2013-06-australian-team-moon-hidden-craters.html | |||
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