Clear photographs of the moon. Photos of the moon
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Secret photos of the Moon collected from various sources from around the world.
Entrance to the Moon Base
bases on the moon
The astronauts who made flights to the Moon under the Apollo program were very often accompanied by UFOs (unidentified flying objects). An official NASA photograph (AS12-497319) taken during the Apollo 12 flight clearly captured a large UFO hovering above the Moon.
Government policies regarding keeping the truth about UFOs secret from the general public are well described and documented in several books by renowned astronomers such as Allen Hynek (US Air Force UFO consultant), Major Donald Keyhoe , Timothy Good (his book “Top Secret”) and many other professional researchers. One of the undisputed experts we can trust is Christopher Kraft, former director of NASA. He gave us the following recording (after leaving his post at NASA), made in Houston during the Apollo 11 lunar mission:
ASTRONAUTS NEIL ARMSTRONG and BUZZ ALDRIN speak from the moon: “These are giant things. No, no, no... It's not optical illusion. There can be no doubt about it!”
FLIGHT CONTROL (HOUSTON CENTER): “What... what... what? What the hell is going on there? What's happened?"
ASTRONAUTS: “They are here below the surface.”
FLIGHT CONTROL: “What’s there? The connection was interrupted... the control center is calling Apollo 11."
ASTRONAUTS: “We saw several guests. They were there for a while checking out the equipment."
FLIGHT CONTROL: “Repeat your last message.”
ASTRONAUTS: “I say there are other spaceships here. They stand in a straight line on the other side of the crater.”
FLIGHT CONTROL: “Repeat… repeat!”
ASTRONAUTS: “Let us probe this sphere... 625 to 5... automatic relay connected... My hands are shaking so much that I can’t do anything. Should I take it off? My God, if those damn cameras pick up anything... then what?”
FLIGHT CONTROL: “Can you film anything?”
ASTRONAUTS: “I don’t have any more film on hand. Three shots from the “saucer”, or whatever this thing is called, ruined the film.”
FLIGHT CONTROL: “Regain control! Are they in front of you? Are you hearing any noises from the UFO?”
ASTRONAUTS: “They landed here! They are here and they are watching us!”
FLIGHT CONTROL: “Mirrors, mirrors... can you adjust them?”
ASTRONAUTS: “Yes, they are in in the right place. But those who built these ships can arrive tomorrow and remove them. Once and for all."
It is logical that if government agencies discovered secret UFO bases, they would keep it secret from the public, and also develop a “cover story” to hide the truth about the Moon. However, the problem was that the witnesses were “talking” to our Department regarding alien affairs.
Among the experts who informed us about life on the Moon and the discoveries of astronauts were Farida Iskiovet, a former UFO consultant to the President of the United Nations, the mysterious Mr. English, who took top secret photographs for NASA and lunar astronauts, former Naval Intelligence commander Mark Huber, who knew a large number of top secret data, Sergeant Willard Wannal, who served in Army Intelligence; Major Wayne S. Aho, who served in Army Intelligence, submitted UFO research materials to Congress for consideration; Dr. James Harrah (Dr. James Hurrah) from the NASA space program, and others who have secret clearances. I have personally spoken with all of the above mentioned researchers.
Increased interest in life on the Moon has captured public opinion after radio reports about the experiments of Marconi Tesla, who tried to transmit radio signals to the Moon and get a response to them, this really happened. After this, American, British and French astronomers reported flashes of light, flickering and even moving lights on the surface of the Moon. During the 20-30 years, you can find numerous reports about this kind of phenomena in a variety of newspapers and magazines, which can still be found in libraries. This interest reached its apogee when the eminent expert in aerial phenomena, the Pulitzer Prize, who defeated astronomer John O'Neill, publicly announced the discovery of a “bridge” on the Moon. artificial origin. There were other witnesses who observed a 12 mile long “bridge” that was not previously there and which later disappeared for unknown reasons (was it too noticeable?). This incident occurred in the early 1950s.
Many Jemeny and Apollo astronauts reported seeing UFOs during their flights. Thus, astronaut Gordon Cooper publicly admitted that he observed a controlled vessel extraterrestrial origin(we saw his UFO photos). James McDivitt also took photographs of UFOs while orbiting the Earth, we saw them. while the orbiting Earth and we saw them too. The Soviet space program in the 1960s, intended to set a new record for time in orbit, was strangely interrupted after the ship took its position. Private researchers with powerful radio equipment claimed that Soviet cosmonauts were escorted into orbit by UFOs that surrounded them and began throwing them back and forth as if the Soviet ship were a ball. The astronauts, panicking, were ordered to immediately return back to Earth.
During the 50s, a large number of UFOs seen on Earth returned to the Moon. Their trajectories were tracked by secret government surveillance facilities located in the Arizona and Nevada deserts, as well as in underground bases located inside the mountains. WE HAVE A PHOTO OF A DISH SHAPED VESSEL FLYING OVER THE SURFACE OF THE MOON taken by a citizen astronomer. Sergeant Willard Vannail, who investigated a UFO landing in Oahu while serving in military intelligence, showed us 8 or 10 clear, glossy photographs of a silvery spacecraft hovering above the lunar surface. Its size was estimated to be several miles and was said to be a MOTHERSHIP, designed to transport many thousands of people between solar systems or galaxies for long periods of time in complete self-sufficiency (autonomous mode)!
In the period from 1950 to 60s. civilian astronomers noticed new movements on the Moon, light anomalies, constant light sources usually located inside craters, along with mysterious cross-shaped flashes.
Soviet and American spacecraft (orbiting the Moon) began photographing mysterious structures on the Moon discovered by NASA. There were scientists, such as Fred Steckling, who demanded an explanation from the so-called “civil agency”. It's amazing how NASA could release these photos WITHOUT COMMENTS! Many structures could only be seen at higher magnification.
The American spacecraft RANGER II sent 200 photographs of lunar craters with domes inside. These domes were not new. They were reported in the media by French astronomers approximately 48 years ago. The 33 photos of the dome on the Moon sent by Lunar Orbitter 2 were released without comment in Washington D.C. in 1967. On July 1, 1966, NASA officially admitted in the media that the astronauts saw a UFO, however, later denied this information (for those who collect official reports According to UFOs, it will not be difficult to find a large number of contradictory statements proving the concealment of the truth). None of this stopped astronaut Gordon Cooper from publicly declaring, “I believe in aliens because I saw their spacecraft with my own eyes” (during Gemeni's flight 16). Our “Blair cuspids” file contains photographs taken from lunar satellites, which show strange spiers forming regular geometric shapes. A tall white spire similar to the Washington Monument has been photographed on the lunar surface, along with mysterious straight paths or tracks that run straight through craters, hills, valleys and piles of rocks. Some of the domes had flashing lights.
The few NASA photos we saw showed a long, cigar-shaped object lying on the surface of the Moon that was later missing from other photos. We saw a photo of the pyramid on the dark side (back side). THE DARK SIDE is always hidden from our eyes and telescopes and, obviously, is perfect place for the aliens to build a secret spaceport. Lack of atmosphere is not a problem when we think of domes with artificial environment. Even NASA admits that scientists have the technology (but not the billions of dollars) to build underground bases with artificial conditioning, similar to those that the military builds for themselves.
Astronaut Edward Mitchell confidentially told Farida Iskiovet, a representative of our Department, that he saw a UFO on the Moon.
In 1978, a mysterious, stocky man with the appearance of a typical agent appeared in Maui, calling himself Mr. English. His full name I can't name it. He had a TOP SECRET security clearance from NASA. He told me that he was a staff photographer for the Apollo program, photographed the wreckage of a crashed disk in a hangar at a secret Air Force base in Texas, and saw a UFO during the astronauts' flight. He provided us with a large amount of UFO data and admitted that astronauts had indeed seen a spacecraft on the Moon, and also confirmed the fact that UFOs were using the Moon.
A humanoid was photographed in Bulgaria in 2013. A group of young travelers insist they have photographed an extraterrestrial creature in a dense forest near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The group was hiking in Yundola and when they walked through a meadow between the Rila and Rhodope mountains, one of the tourists photographed the creature before it disappeared.
A humanoid creature of unknown classification found in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Photo: S.T.A.R. Research
One of the aliens appearing on Earth! Photo: UNSEALED
According to contactees, the upper part of the skull seems soft and moves all the time. Image: UNSEALED. They hide their identities. These are predators and they can appear in any room, i.e. go through walls and glass. They completely paralyze the physical body, but if you show willful resistance (and will is Love, then you will win) Researcher UFO
An unidentified object photographed on Mars. These images were taken by the American Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in the pre-dawn hours with navigation and panoramic cameras. The unidentified object looks like a stripe because the shutter speed was 15 seconds and during this time the object flew 4 degrees. As NASA admitted, this object could not be some kind of ship from Earth, and for a meteorite, the unidentified object was moving too slowly. The very official title of the NASA image: “It”s a Bird, It”s a Plane, It”s a... Spacecraft?” I think it doesn’t need translation. ID: PIA05557 Photo: NASA/JPL/Cornell
Gemini 10 is an American manned spacecraft. The eighth manned flight of the Gemini program.
Crew: John Young - commander; Michael Collins - pilot.
Launch: July 18, 1966 22:20:27 UTC
Landing: July 21, 1966 21:07:05 UTC
The first photo shows the unidentified object itself and its magnification 12 times. The second one is a NASA original. Photo No: S66-45774_G10-M_f Photo: NASA
Crew members: Gordon Cooper (Leroy Gordon Cooper) - commander, Charles Conrad (Charles Conrad) - pilot. Launch: August 21, 1965 13:59:59 UTC Landing: August 29, 1965 12:55:13 UTC. Image No.: GT5-50602-034_G05-U The first two photos are different magnifications of the UFO, the third photo is part of the original NASA frame. Photo: NASA
This unidentified, completely real object was filmed by American astronaut, Air Force Major James McDivitt during the 8th manned mission. space flight USA on the Gemini 4 (Gemini) spacecraft June 3-7, 1965. He watched and filmed it through a technical porthole. He then decided to shoot a UFO through another one, but the object disappeared. One photo is original NASA, the second photo is an enlargement of the UFO. Look at both frames! Frame No.: GT4-37149-039_G04-U Photo: NASA
This unidentified, completely real object was filmed by American astronaut, Air Force Major James McDivitt, during the 8th US manned space flight on the Gemini 4 spacecraft (Gemini) on June 3-7, 1965. He watched and filmed it through a technical porthole. He then decided to shoot a UFO through another one, but the object disappeared. One photo is original NASA, the second photo is an enlargement of the UFO. Look at both frames! Frame No.: GT4-37149-039_G04-U
On April 17, 2002, a close-up photograph of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis (see the original in full size), but in addition to the ISS, a UFO in the background was included in the frame. The first photo is an enlargement of the UFO and shows where it is, the second photo is a NASA original. Photo #: STS110-E-5912 Photo: NASA
It was as if he was specially posing for the astronauts (the photographs show how the UFO turns in different directions towards the shuttle), but most likely he was performing maneuvers and in the last sixth frame you can see that he turned towards the Earth and turned on the engines. These photographs, like many others, were classified, but one of the employees of the space center. Johnson, who has access to secret files, published them on social networks, which remained undisclosed. In January 2013, NASA removed the photographs and the numbers of these photographs from its archives. See all six NASA UFO photos in full size! And also my UFO magnifications! Publication: UFO Researcher Photo No: STS088-724-66 Photo: NASA
UFO in near-Earth space!
Astronaut Pierce J. Sellers, mission specialist for STS-121, participates in the mission's second extra-vehicle activity (EVA) session. Working with him is astronaut Michael E. Fossum (outside this frame). The duration of the spacewalk lasted 6 hours and 47 minutes, and all this time they were photographed and filmed from the windows of the International Space Station by astronauts of Expedition 13 to the ISS and astronauts of Mission 121 of the shuttle flight program. It was this photograph that was taken by one of the astronauts of the Discovery shuttle, and some of the frames showed a real UFO flying towards Earth. The first photo is a NASA original, and the second is a maximally enlarged UFO. See both photos. Researcher UFO Photo No: S121-E-06224 (July 10, 2006) Photo: NASA
This is an image with an unidentified moving (moving) object, which actually represents a certain unit or lunar rover, clearly not of human production, because its dimensions are several tens of meters, both in length and width. Also, without magnification, deep traces left by a moving (moving) unidentified object are clearly visible. Recently, the Schröter Valley officially received a new name: “Secrets of the Schröter Valley”. Yet modern science and scientists began to look at the world differently. So, in this valley, some buildings and structures were discovered that absolutely do not fall into the category of geological formations. Straight tunnels (pipes) were also found stretching along the surface of the Moon, which go in a straight line regardless of the terrain, i.e. be it a hill, a hill of any height, a crater. Perfectly smooth entrances (exits) under the surface of the Moon were also discovered, which have hemispherical shapes and with workings lunar soil near these entrances. Over time I will publish them. So. Now the scientific data: Schröter Valley is named after the German astronomer Johann Schröter (1745-1816); officially received its name in 1961 (now called: Secrets of the Schröter Valley); In fact, a crater was first named after him, and in accordance with accepted rules, valleys are named after the geological structures closest to them - craters or mountains. Secrets of the Schröter Valley on the Moon: Alien Lunar Rover Now about the image: Date taken May 27, 2010 Time: 21:41:05 Orbit altitude: 4238 meters Longitude: 307.37 ° Center of Latitude: 25.01 ° Resolution: 0.60 m at pixel. Researcher UFO Image: LRO Photo: NASA MAXIMUM POSSIBLE ENLARGEMENT OF THE ALIEN ROVER!!! SEE ALSO THE FIRST ORIGINAL IMAGE FROM NASA!!!
Unidentified object from Apollo 11 July 17, 1969 This photograph was taken from Apollo 11, when astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin flew from Earth to the Moon for the first landing on its surface. It's hard to say what it is, but they saw it with their own eyes. Maybe this is a UFO shrouded in some kind of energy protection, or maybe it’s some kind of plasma (possibly living). So, the first photograph reflects the reality that the astronauts saw, only it was digitized by NASA a long time ago, and in good faith and qualitatively no different from the original color photograph, which must be given to these people. The second is an increase in an unidentified object or phenomenon and in a different spectrum, in order to look in a different light. The third is also a digitized photograph, only NASA retouched the object, which is very clearly visible in full size (since the screens are different, you can lighten the photo. I can see very well that the object is “blurred”) and changed color scheme Earth, and also shows poor digital quality when viewed in full size, which is very clearly visible when comparing 1 and 3 photos. So, relatively recently NASA removed the real photograph with an unidentified object and posted the one without the object in space, i.e. This is my third one. I recommend watching the first one in full size Beauty and UFOs! Researcher UFO Photo: NASA
Photo of the Earth and 100% Real UFO were obtained from the Space Shuttle Endeavor Image No.: STS108-703-93_3 December 5-17, 2001
The first photo is a NASA original. The second is maximum magnification showing where the object is located. It is advisable to watch the first one in full size. Image #: AS08-16-2594 Photo: NASA
Shuttle Discovery Mission: STS-096 Photo No.: STS096-706-2 Date taken: May 27, 1999 Time: 11:28:57 GMT Photo: NASA See the first original photo in full size 16.8 megapixels and the second enlarged unidentified object.
The panorama was taken in near-lunar orbit during the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972 (this is the first photo). In this panorama, in addition to the lunar landscape, a giant structure was filmed, which throws one giant and many smaller ones into the surrounding space, something similar to electricity or lightning. The large image (6.6 GB) shows the structures of these emissions, and also that one end of this structure, which is illuminated sunlight goes into the lunar surface. The second photo is this power plant in the center and the third photo is enlarged. Look at all three photos! UFO Researcher Photo #: AS16-P-4095 Apollo 16 April 21, 1972 Photo: NASA
This is one of the photographs that was taken during the STS-100 mission as part of NASA's space shuttle program. In this case, he was fulfilling his mission in orbit space shuttle Endeavor. This photograph was taken by one of the astronauts during their spacewalk, namely from the airlock. This mission took place in April 2001, and for more than 12 years, neither the astronauts themselves, nor NASA employees, nor fans of photographs from space noticed a UFO flotilla of five objects in this photograph. Three days ago, one of the American ufologists published this photograph and various enlargements and other specials on YouTube. effects. I decided to follow him and went to the NASA public archives and also downloaded this photo. She is the first here, the second is also her, only I put an arrow indicating the location of objects, and the third and fourth are different magnifications. Text: Researcher UFO Photo No: STS100-708A-48 Photo: NASA
Astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere, who was the first ESA flight and spent six months on the Russian MIR space station as an on-board engineer, photographed this real UFO. First published by Stephen Hannard on June 10, 2013.
Dilapidated structure on the Moon This structure is only a small part of the structures and buildings on the Moon! Almost all researchers believe that this, as well as many other structures on the Moon, are the work of our civilization that preceded us, other human civilizations, and not aliens and aliens. Humanity is about a million years old and believe me, they haven’t been running around with stones and axes all the time. This happened perhaps when civilizations perished. But real alien bases actually exist on the Moon, or more precisely, under the surface of the Moon. This is reliable information from contactees who were actually taken to the Moon. There is footage not only from American missions, but also from recent Chinese missions to the Moon. So there is already a steeper structure than this structure and it is whole and unharmed. There are also structures more than five kilometers long. In general, many have already been discovered different buildings and structures, and only about a very small part can we say that this is not the work of people. Even if they belong to ancient civilizations.
|Admire the first photo of the moon's surface in high resolution, obtained from space, Earth and the Lunokhod, with Soviet and color footage reverse side.
Our closest neighbor to Earth is our the only satellite Moon. It is not surprising that humanity has managed to complete successful missions and get excellent High resolution photographs of the moon. After all, if we want to explore space, then we must understand what is happening literally around the corner. In the photo of the Moon you can see that it is a small object with a crater surface. Gravity is lower than Earth's, so pictures of the moon demonstrate how astronauts move with high jumps. You have the opportunity to look at amazing geology and get to know this world better. Photo of the Moon high resolution They will allow you to admire the reverse side, study craters and landing sites, and also see the Earth from space.
Photos of the Moon in high resolution
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Bean walks on the moon
Astronaut Alan Bean stopped near the instrument carrier during the Apollo 12 mission on the lunar surface. A black and white photograph of the Moon was taken by Charles Conrad. His reflection can be seen on the spacesuit.
Two ships on the moon
Earth, Moon, Hubble
During a mission in December 1999, the Discovery crew managed to obtain photos of the bright Moon, our planet and parts of space telescope Hubble. On the left is the earth's horizon. The Moon appears bright because it has entered the Full Moon phase and is closest to the Earth.
Earth Moon
Moon in a frame
This image was taken in 1998 from the rear windows of the Discovery. The Earth is visible on the left, and the Moon in the center. The STS-95 mission flew over the Atlantic Ocean. Also on this flyby, Senator and Project Mercury member John Glenn returned to space.
moon walk
James Irwin works near the lunar vehicle during the Apollo 15 mission in the Hadley Apennines. In the foreground is the shadow of the Falcon lunar module. The photo of the Moon was taken by Commander David Scott. Apollo 15 launched on July 26, 1971 from Kennedy Space Center. The pilot was Alfred Worden.
To the moon
View of the Moon from the ISS
November 12, 2013 photo taken earth's satellite Moons from the ISS. Typically, during missions, crew members have time to look at hundreds of various types Moons. But our neighbor continues to attract attention. The photo from space was taken at 00:00:00 GMT.
First look at Earth from the Moon
Ride on the Moon
Apollo 16 landing
Apollo 12 landing
Passage of the Moon in front of the Sun
During the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, the Earth's satellite passed in front of the Sun. Photo of the Sun and Moon taken from Ross Lake in national park Northern Canada. A total solar eclipse covered a narrow part of the United States from Oregon to South Carolina. The partial event could be observed from South America, Africa and Europe.
Good night Luna
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this high-quality photo of the Moon taken from the ISS on social networks and captioned it: “Day 97. Good night, Luna."
Surveyor 1's shadow on the Moon
Scientist on the Moon
The Moon is the cosmic object closest to Earth, which has always aroused incredible interest among different generations of humanity, starting from ancient times. People have always looked at the Moon with a certain bewitching mystery and tried to unravel its secrets. At the same time, they themselves composed myths and legends about her.
The Moon turned out to be the first celestial body on which man set foot after the Earth. With the beginning of the space age, people gave up all their efforts to learn as much as possible about the Earth's satellite. And each new expedition to the Moon brings with it new discoveries. But even despite this, interest in this object has not diminished in any way. How more people learn new things about the Moon, the more mysteries this information carries.
We will also not be able to unravel the secrets of the celestial body closest to us, but thanks to the numerous photographs that astronauts and scientists managed to take, we will be able to discover the Moon from a new side. Few have been able to see these incredible pictures, but today we invite you to take a look at these unique landscapes, the center of which is the mysterious beauty Moon.
The first human foot set foot on the surface of the Moon in 1969 Eight years after Gagarin made his first in human history space flight, a human foot set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time.
Humanity owes these scientific achievements in the field of space exploration in the last century to the so-called “ cold war”, which came after the end of World War II.
Crater on the Moon The political competition between East and West on the world stage has significantly accelerated the process of human space exploration. Otherwise, perhaps these significant events would have occurred a little later.
Apollo 11 Expedition (1969) But July 1969 came, and the United States spacecraft Apollo 11 found itself in lunar orbit.
The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, filmed the exit of another crew member Aldrin Among the crew members who first landed on the lunar surface were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Apollo 11 Expedition - July 20, 1969 First successful landing on the Moon Most big problem in this case it turned out to be a landing. But on the evening of July 20, millions of people on Earth could watch on television as spaceship captain Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the Moon.
The first image of the lunar surface after landing In his address to earthlings, the astronaut said that this small step of his to the Moon is huge for all humanity.
After some time, the first banner from planet Earth appears on the Moon - state flag USA.
Man's first step on the surface of the Moon After that, the remaining crew members landed on the surface of the Moon and spent another two and a half hours exploring its surface, photographing and collecting samples of lunar soil.
Footprint of one of the astronauts in the lunar soil Over the next three and a half years, 10 astronauts will follow in their footsteps.
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin on the surface of the Moon. One is posing, the other is taking pictures Gene Chernan, Commander last mission"Apollo" leaves the lunar surface with these words: "We leave when we came, and, wishing God, we will return with peace and hope for all mankind."
Edwin Aldrin installs solar wind collector screen For the first time, photographs of the Apollo team expedition were posted on the NASA website in 2015.
Before this, photos of the lunar program were not publicly available. The Apollo program ran from 1961 to 1975, during which time 11 missions were launched to the Moon, in which living people were participants.
Edwin Aldrin deploys a seismometer Only 6 of them managed to land on the Earth's satellite. The most successful expeditions were Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17.
Soil samples are taken Apollo 13 almost had an accident, so all crew members were sent back to Earth using the escape module.
Edwin Aldrin poses next to the flag 
The second Apollo 12 expedition flew to the Moon to find the Surveyor 3 lander, which NASA experts had landed on the Earth's satellite 2 years earlier.
View of the Moon's surface from the lander's window Scientists were interested in what happens to objects when they stay on the Moon for a long time.
Apollo 12 crew commander Charles Conrad near Surveyor 3 The astronauts found the flying vehicle and removed some parts from it to take with them to Earth for further research.
The Lunar Car arrived on the Moon with members of the Apollo 15 crew. During the fourth lunar landing on July 30, 1971, the Apollo 15 expedition stayed on the Moon for three days and used a lunar vehicle for the first time.
Apollo 15 crew member installing equipment on the Moon Crew members David Scott and James Irwin went to the surface of the Moon three times to conduct surface studies.
In total, their time outside the ship was 18.5 hours. And the astronauts then drove 28 kilometers on the lunar car, leaving traces on the surface.
Lunar car This miracle of earthly technology, invented by Boeing designers, could reach speeds of up to 13 km/h. The lunar vehicle was powered by electric batteries.
Traces from the wheels of a lunar car Only the astronauts could not accelerate at full speed, because a car on the Moon became 6 times lighter compared to its weight on Earth. Due to lunar gravity, at speeds over 10 km/h, the car was thrown high on uneven surfaces.
Apollo 16 Moon landing 
This was the Apollo 16 mission, which was lucky enough to “park” in the flat mountainous terrain of the Earth’s satellite.
Photos of craters on the surface of the Moon The last expedition of the lunar program, Apollo 17, landed on the Moon on December 11, 1972 and turned out to be the longest of all.
Apollo 17 crew members work on the lunar surface This time the astronauts were quite brave, walking on the surface of the earth's satellite.
Collecting soil on the Moon And with the help of the lunarmobile, they were able to move far from their spacecraft and sink to the bottom of the craters.
Lunar landscape, 1972 These people were very lucky: they saw the craters with their own eyes, and not like the rest of the inhabitants of planet Earth - through a telescope.
While on the Moon, members of the Apollo 17 crew completed a special mission: they drilled several wells in the Moon and planted explosives there.
After the astronauts went home, the explosives were detonated.
In this way, scientists were able to measure the speed of propagation of seismic waves on the Moon.
In addition, the astronauts took home a large number of lunar soil samples, and overall the latest expedition was the most productive of all the previous ones.
The Apollo mission ended successfully back in the 70s of the last century. Is there any point in going to the moon again? Find the answer to this question further in our material.
These pictures were taken during all the successful expeditions to the Moon, which took place about half a century ago. Then the astronauts filmed the surface and landscapes of the Moon.
Since the beginning of 2018, International space agency NASA has launched a new campaign in its activities, which concerns the study of the lunar orbit and the surface of the Moon itself.
Scientists have developed whole program additional study of the satellite of our planet, within the framework of which the certain goals concerning human flights to the Moon and back, flights from the Moon to Mars.
Of course, it is simply impossible to implement such a project in a short time, so it is designed for several years to come.
NASA's exploration campaign includes programs to study low-Earth orbit, orbit around the Moon and its surface, and distant places including Mars.
To do this, scientists work closely with large US industrial companies and international partners who own the innovative capabilities of science and technology and can support NASA astronaut expeditions.
Thanks to the first lunar exploration missions, we have unique photographs, the value of which is difficult to exaggerate today.
Lunar transit
On September 9, NASA observatory scientists observed two solar transits as the Moon passed in front of the Sun. This phenomenon occurs when a celestial body passes between a large body and an observer. The first lunar transit lasted one hour, from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm EST, and obscured 92 percent of the Sun at the peak of its journey. The second transit occurred several hours later at 9:52 pm and lasted a total of 49 minutes, ending at 10:41 pm ET. This transit obscured only 34% of the Sun at its peak.
In this image, which was prepared by observatory scientists, you can see a very interesting picture. At first, the Moon appears to go in one direction, and then changes its path in the opposite direction to pass the Moon once again. This phenomenon became possible due to the fact that the spacecraft essentially caught up and overtook the Moon during the first transit.
Due to the fact that the Moon does not have an atmosphere, not a single ray of the Sun is distorted during transit, which allows you to clearly see the surface of the Moon. This dynamic image reveals the rugged, cratered valley and mountainous surface of Earth's moon.
The spaceborne imaging instrument captured these images at ultraviolet wavelengths, revealing the Sun to be heated to more than 5.5 million degrees Celsius. Ultraviolet light is usually invisible to the human eye, but satellites like SDO make it possible to observe swirling motion in the Sun's atmosphere that is only visible at these wavelengths.
Glacial deposits on the Moon
The image shows the distribution of surface ice at the Moon's south pole (left) and north pole (right), as detected by NASA's Lunar Mineralogy instrument. Blue represents areas of ice mapped onto the image of the lunar surface, where the gray scale corresponds to surface temperature (darker than colder areas and colder light shades, indicating warmer zones). The ice is concentrated in the darkest and coldest places, in the shadows of craters. This is the first time scientists have directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the surface of the Moon. Scientists from the NASA space agency tried to find definitive evidence of the presence of water on the Moon, at least as an ice coating. Astronauts tried to find these places in the darkest and coldest places on the earth's satellite. As we see in the photo, scientists still found these deposits, which may turn out to be ancient. The Moon's south pole contains most of the ice, which is located in craters. At the North Pole, ice is spread over a larger area, but is more scattered.
Scientists from the University of Hawaii, led by Shuai Li, used data from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) to identify three specific signatures that definitively indicate water ice on the lunar surface.
With the help of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, which was launched by the Indian Research Organization in 2008 with unique equipment, data was collected that confirmed all the guesses of NASA specialists. In the photo, the lunar poles have some blue spots, which indicate the presence of ice on the Moon. But most of the glacial deposits are located near craters, near the poles. In these places the temperature never rises above -156 degrees Celsius. This is due to the small tilt of the Moon's axis, which does not allow sunlight to penetrate there.
Scientists hope that the deposits of ice discovered on the Moon may be useful as a resource for future missions. This will allow you to stay on the Moon longer to conduct research activities. It may be possible to make this frozen water easier to access.
Knowledge about the glacial deposits on the Moon, how they got there, and how they interact with the surrounding lunar environment will be key to a new mission by NASA and its commercial partners in the near future.
Atmospheric research on the Moon
Looking at the Moon in the night sky, we see its gray-white robe, a dry desert in vacuum space that has been in this state for billions recent years. But the astronaut scientists, with the help special equipment I managed to see a slightly different picture.
The fact is that humanity has long been interested in questions about whether life is possible on the Moon and whether there ever was an atmosphere on the Moon. Planetary volcanologist Dell Needham and his colleague David Kring conducted some research and proved that many billions of years ago there was an atmosphere on the Moon. As scientists explain, this atmosphere was slightly thicker than the one that exists today on Mars. It is this phenomenon that can prove the presence of water ice deposits at the poles of the earth’s satellite.
These studies completely change scientists' ideas about the Moon. According to Needham, the atmosphere on this celestial body lasted a relatively short time, only about 70 million years. It consisted of carbon monoxide, sulfur and water. But over time, the Moon either lost its atmosphere in space, or it simply dissipated.
The image of the Moon that we can observe today in a telescope gives only a vague idea of how complex and dynamic the development of the Earth's satellite was, but does not tell us at all what is in its thickness.
The Moon is the only celestial body that is closest to the Earth.
Therefore, you can admire the earth’s satellite naked eye every time it appears in the night or evening sky.
Sometimes the Moon shines so normally that we don't even think about how beautiful it is.
But there are moments in life when the Moon appears in the night sky in an incredibly interesting way.
It can easily change size, color and shape. In addition, lunar eclipses and supermoons occur from time to time in nature, when our natural satellite changes color to red or blue shades.
Of course, we have the happiness of admiring the Moon with the naked eye. But those who are lucky enough to have a telescope can take a closer look at the celestial body and see its surface.
In addition, many photographers spend a lot of time and effort to finally wait and catch an amazing shot with the extraordinary Moon.
People associate many different signs, beliefs and superstitions with the Moon. Exist lunar calendars, lunar cycles.
And this is absolutely not in vain. After all, if this celestial body is capable of influencing the change of seasons on our planet, then its influence on humans seems undeniable.
Although we from Earth see the Moon in grey-white stone colors, in reality its color is completely different. As it turned out recently, scientists have released information that the Moon is also a “fashionista” and shimmers in many different shades.
This a natural phenomenon This is because we are in an atmosphere that tends to break rays of light, and we see celestial bodies located outside our atmosphere in a distorted form.
Even our main luminary, the Sun, does not look yellow, orange or red, but simply white. Only those astronauts who managed to visit the earth’s orbit can tell about this.
And the multi-colored Moon has such big amount bright colors, thanks to the rock that is on its surface. Different types mostly lunar rock Brown, but some of them shimmer blue and pink shades. This combination looks incredibly stunning in the sunlight.
The International Space Agency NASA plans to reconquer the orbit of the Moon only in 2024. For this purpose, a lunar program, which was mentioned earlier. The need for scientists to further explore the earth’s satellite arose more than half a century after the first expeditions to the Moon of the Apollo mission. Then studies of the surface of the Moon provided a lot of material for studying the celestial body and its influence on the Earth. In parallel with the lunar orbit, humanity plans to conquer the Martian expanses. But these are just plans for the near future. Today, NASA astronauts continue to conduct space research on the International Space Station, which is in Earth orbit. Of course, from there it is not so easy to see the entire disk of the Earth, but astronauts can see other, no less colorful pictures of the earth’s expanses. In addition, the Moon in orbit becomes closer and can be seen better.
International space station, being in Earth orbit, at an altitude of more than 27 thousand kilometers, manages to fly around our planet almost 16 times in one day. One lap takes approximately 93 minutes. During this time, the astronauts on board, in addition to research, manage to capture incredibly beautiful footage of the orbital expanses of our planet. And together with them we can admire the magnificent view of the Moon.
At all times, humanity has been interested in what is on the far side of the Moon.
After all, this celestial body never turns the other side to the earth, since the Moon does not rotate like the Earth around its axis.
The whole world was able to see its dark side for the first time only in the middle of the last century, thanks to Soviet scientists.
The world's first photo of the far side of the Moon was taken on October 7, 1959 from the Luna 3 satellite.
This photo was taken using a regular film camera. Developing the film and obtaining unique photos then took a lot of time, because all the manipulations took place right on board the spacecraft.
To transmit this image to Earth, a special electrical device it was necessary to count all the black and light dots in the picture, and already on Earth the same device with a ray drew an identical image.
The quality of the photographs at that time was not very clear, so what they saw made scientists think about what they saw.
And on the far side of the Moon dark blurry spots were visible. Astrophysicists could not see anything concrete about them.
After some time, some more pictures were taken. Rumors spread among the masses that there were space bases of aliens on the other side of the moon. Allegedly, members of the Apollo crews were the first witnesses who were able to see these “alien settlements” on the Earth’s satellite. But none of them ever admitted it.
Scientists continue to argue that the government and leadership of NASA are hiding information from the inhabitants of our planet about what the dark side of the Moon actually hides. But those photographs that were leaked to the media indicate that on the other side of the earth’s satellite there are ruins of ancient buildings and traces of technology.
Rich human imagination also dared to suggest the presence of dark side The moons of towers and castles are made of transparent glass, reminiscent of the purest crystal. Even the scientists themselves say that there are caves, giant letters and other inexplicable objects there.
Whether this is so, or this information does not correspond to reality, the only fact that remains indisputable is that the celestial body will not soon reveal its secrets and riddles to us.
Transit of the Moon across the Earth's disk And humanity in this vast Universe is only a small grain of sand, which cannot in any way influence the processes occurring in space.
The first image of the Earth from the Moon, 1966 The view of the Moon from Earth has long since surprised no one. After all, a person can see the beauty of this celestial body every day, without even leaving own home, but just looking out of your window.
But not everyone can look at their planet from the outside. Such a spectacle was available only to a few people - participants in the Apollo mission, who were able to land on the Moon.
No one has ever seen Earth from another celestial body or planet. But we have wonderful photographs of the Earth taken on the Moon.
The uniqueness of these photographs is undeniable, because our planet depicted in them is presented only from certain angles.
The first photo of the Earth from the Moon was taken by the Lunar Orbit rover in August 1966.
In that day spacecraft took more than 300 photographs of a celestial body on its surface.
In December 1968, astronaut William Anders, a member of the Apollo 8 crew, took the following photo of our planet called "Earthrise." Then the first representatives of the Apollo mission had just flown around the Moon.
Then the Apollo 11 crew members did a short photo shoot when they were the first to set foot on the lunar surface.
In photographs taken at a later time by other lunar rovers, you can see various effects when the Earth rises on the lunar horizon or sets behind it.
It all depends on human perception of objects at different distances. In other photos we see that the Earth looks absolutely small in relation to the Moon.
In 2019, it will be 50 years since the Moon felt the human footprint.
And soon the American space agency NASA, together with the US government and commercial partners, plans to continue studying the Moon and launch another lunar expedition.
But this will happen no earlier than 2023. Then, maybe, new ones will appear on our planet beautiful photos earth's satellite. In the meantime, we can only enjoy the photographs that are available today.
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