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Moon speaks of man
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September 8, 2011, Thursday
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NEW high-resolution pictures taken by an orbiting NASA camera show clear evidence of man's lunar explorations nearly 40 years after the last US mission touched down on the moon.
NASA has released pictures taken over the past month by its Lunar Reconnaissance Vehicle that show the sharpest images yet of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites, including boot tracks left in 1972 by the last US astronaut to walk on the moon.
Jim Green, director of the planetary science division at NASA, said: "These images remind us of our fantastic Apollo history and beckon us to move forward in exploring our solar system."
The satellite has been taking pictures of the moon's surface for more than two years, but scientists made an adjustment to its orbit that produced the new images.
As US lawmakers move to cut federal spending and reduce the deficit, the space agency is fighting to retain funding for human spaceflight.
NASA has released pictures taken over the past month by its Lunar Reconnaissance Vehicle that show the sharpest images yet of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites, including boot tracks left in 1972 by the last US astronaut to walk on the moon.
Jim Green, director of the planetary science division at NASA, said: "These images remind us of our fantastic Apollo history and beckon us to move forward in exploring our solar system."
The satellite has been taking pictures of the moon's surface for more than two years, but scientists made an adjustment to its orbit that produced the new images.
As US lawmakers move to cut federal spending and reduce the deficit, the space agency is fighting to retain funding for human spaceflight.
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