Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Moon |
| Object Description: |
Earth's Satellite |
| Distance: |
The Moon is 238,857 miles (384,403 kilometers) from the Earth. |
| Dimensions: |
The Moon has a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 kilometers). |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
These HST data are from proposal 10719. NASA's HST Lunar observation team is led by Chief Scientist J. Garvin. The team includes M. Robinson (Northwestern Univ.), D. Skillman (NASA/GSFC), B. Hapke (Univ. of Pittsburgh), C. Pieters (Brown Univ.), M. Ulmer (Northwestern Univ.), J. Bell (Cornell Univ.), and J. Taylor (Univ. of Hawaii). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
August 16-21, 2005 |
| Exposure Time: |
2.5 minutes |
| Filters: |
F250W (250nm), F344N (344nm), F502N (502nm), F658N (658nm) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC) |
| Release Date: |
October 19, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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