Maybe the Japanese or Chinese have different viewpoints in their gallery of lunar pictures too. Still waiting for the 40-80,000 images taken by the Indian trip to the Moon....... still waiting........yep... still waiting.
I thought the same as you about vegetation. The colours in the image were a result of colourizing the image slightly then saving it. On opening the image I applied 200% colour saturation which produced the false-colour effect you see but this procedure does help with determinig colour boundries between objects. To determine if there is any vegetation at this particular location I would have to find a version captured on colour film. I think there may be some images in the AS15 and AS17 70mm image sets.
As I have the high-res tif version I will try and produce a clearer version but it will be in black and white.
Yes, there are plenty of objects in this 2744 tif image that are worthy of deeper examination. In fact, there are many similar shapes in other lunar images as well which leads me to believe that the scientific community are being economical with what is the real truth.
-- Edited by Timewarp on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 07:25:42 PM
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I am looking for other TIF images in the series, namely for 2743, 2745 and 2746 but up to now have not been able to find any. The only tif version seems to be for 2744. However, on looking at the hi-res jpg's that are available I have noticed that the same features can be observed in these other images, as seen in 2744.
Therefore, the objects have to have a degree of validity. Unfortunately, the LROC top-down images are not quite sharp enough to make a reasonable evaluation so for the moment we have to make do with the Apollo 8 oblique images which, after some processing, become fairly acceptable to view the detail.
If this particular view was of a location on this planet would members say that the area was inhabited or that the shapes are just peculiar rock formations?
I would be interested to read what other members think about what is showing in the image posted above.
-- Edited by Timewarp on Monday 25th of March 2013 01:57:08 PM
Timewarp, I have spent some time looking at your OP photo. I have magnified it up to just before it starts to get fuzzy, and then used a magnifying glass to make it even beter. There are a lot of not-so-natural looking objects here. For one, there seems to be some sort of wall that is pretty obvious, and if one uses a little imagination from what is there, it seems to run quite a distance across the photo. Some of these "objects" look too conformative to be "just rocks"??
Many strange looking objects. One thing, when this pic is mafnified, this place looks as if it is mostly covered with "vegetation"! Is it really, or is it a pic that has been messed with? The possible wall I mentioned, if it is there, it is covered with this stuff. Some look like towers objects. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Other photos, and nearby shots would be nice!
For interest, I am posting a screenshot of a part of the possible wall from your OP photo. One can locate this possible wall in the OP photo, by noting its position relative to the "white circular area" nearby.
-- Edited by rdunk on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 02:13:06 AM
Visit a few other places and see if you can find some different views of this area. The LRO has an interactive map where you can zoom in so there should be at least one other view of this area. search for images of Sherrington crater as they may include this area in them.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Sherrington|0 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/i_136_m.jpg sherrington is at middle left
I am looking for other TIF images in the series, namely for 2743, 2745 and 2746 but up to now have not been able to find any. The only tif version seems to be for 2744. However, on looking at the hi-res jpg's that are available I have noticed that the same features can be observed in these other images, as seen in 2744.
Therefore, the objects have to have a degree of validity. Unfortunately, the LROC top-down images are not quite sharp enough to make a reasonable evaluation so for the moment we have to make do with the Apollo 8 oblique images which, after some processing, become fairly acceptable to view the detail.
If this particular view was of a location on this planet would members say that the area was inhabited or that the shapes are just peculiar rock formations?
I would be interested to read what other members think about what is showing in the image posted above.
-- Edited by Timewarp on Monday 25th of March 2013 01:57:08 PM
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Researching the Apollo 8 tiff high resolution image of the far side of the moon I came across an interesting view. The location is very close to Sherrington crater.
The number of the image is AS08-17-2744 should any members wish to reference it.
I have produced an animation of the surface view and it would seem that there are objects showing in the image which appear to be artificial. Your attention is drawn to the lower right section of the image where numerous interesting objects can be observed.
I keep being told that what I am observing is just rocks - but are they really rocks?
Have a look at the animation and see what you think about what can be observed.
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