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International Observe the Moon Night 2020
International Observe the Moon Night 2020 welcomed participants from all 7 continents, 103 countries, all 50 U. S. states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. Hear from observers around the world, and view...
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Water Released from Moon During Meteor Showers
Scientists have discovered that water is being released from the Moon during meteor showers. When a speck of comet debris strikes the Moon it vaporizes on impact, creating a shock wave in the lunar soil. For a sufficiently large...
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Pinpointing the Moon's South Pole
This video is a data visualization showing the location of the Moon’s South Pole. In the system of lunar latitude and longitude adopted by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission, the Moon’s South Pole is located on the rim of...
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Water Released from Moon: Director's Cut
Scientists have discovered that water is being released from the Moon during meteor showers. When a speck of comet debris strikes the Moon it vaporizes on impact, creating a shock wave in the lunar soil. For a sufficiently large...
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Apollo 11: This Is Goddard
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission concluded with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. This 1969 documentary showcases how NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, supported the historic mission. Throughout Apollo...
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Apollo 14 Hike to Cone Crater
After landing on the Moon in February 1971, the Apollo 14 astronauts set out on a hike toward Cone crater. Navigating this terrain proved to be a difficult task, and they didn’t quite reach the crater edge, but they did manage to meet...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: BEAM and Expandable Spacecraft
Rajib Dasgupta and Gerard Valle talk about the commercial test module currently attached to the International Space Station called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). The respective former and current project managers for BEAM...
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NASA | A View From The Other Side
A number of people who've seen NASA's annual lunar phase and libration videos have asked what the other side of the Moon looks like, the side that can't be seen from the Earth. This video answers that question. The imagery was created...
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Moon Phases 2021 – Southern Hemisphere – 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2021, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Phases 2021 – Northern Hemisphere – 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2021, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Phases 2020 - Southern Hemisphere - 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2020, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position,...
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Apollo 15 Stand-Up EVA
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission, this video pairs historical audio with a visualization of the landing site created from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data to showcase a part of the stand-up...
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Earthrise in 4K
In December of 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to another body in space. But as crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders all later recalled, the most important...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut and Microbiologist
Kate Rubins, NASA astronaut and flight engineer for the upcoming Expedition 64 mission on the International Space Station, details her passion for science, and her previous experience on the station, and her anticipation of conducting...
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Moon Phases 2020 - Northern Hemisphere - 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2020, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position,...
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NASA | Noah Petro Explains New LRO Images of Apollo 12, 14, and 17 Sites
Learn more about the new images from Noah Petro, Research Scientist and member of the LRO Project Science team! NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17...
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Moon Phases 2022 – Southern Hemisphere – 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2022, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Phases 2018 - Southern Hemisphere - 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2018, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Phases 2017 – Southern Hemisphere - 4K
This 4K visualization shows the moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2017, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position,...
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The Apollo 12 Landing Site
This video showcases the Apollo 12 landing site, visualized in three dimensions using photography and a stereo digital elevation model from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. The locations of the flag shadow, experiment package,...
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Moon Phases 2022 – Northern Hemisphere – 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2022, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Phases 2018 - Northern Hemisphere - 4K
This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2018, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Phases 2017 – Northern Hemisphere – 4K
This 4K visualization shows the moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2017, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position,...
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Moon Features - Rima Prinz and Vera
Data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was used to create this visualization of the Rima Prinz channel and Vera volcanic depression on the Moon. This video was narrated by NASA Goddard planetary geologist Debra Hurwitz Needham....