Earthrise in HD
November 14th, 2007 by SecureCareMy new desktop picture
“The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully performed the world’s first high-definition image taking of an Earth-rise* by the lunar explorer “KAGUYA” (SELENE,) which was injected into a lunar orbit at an altitude of about 100 km on October 18, 2007 (Japan Standard Time. Following times and dates are all JST.)…The image taking was performed by the KAGUYA’s onboard high definition television (HDTV) for space use developed by NHK….” Full Slice