Moon Mosaics
NASA Lunar Surveyor Mosaic: Day 318, Survey G, Sectors 11 and 12, 1966-1968
NASA Lunar Surveyor Mosaic: Day 321, Survey Q, Sectors 9 and 10, 1966-1968
These NASA lunar survey mosaics, made up of dozens of individual prints, are simultaneously a triumph of technology and fascinating objects in themselves, combining science and art in great and equal measure.
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September 6, 2010 at 02:50
this is so beautiful!! I wish I understood what it is. Tell me, O sweet feline genius.
September 6, 2010 at 07:25
photographic survey of the lunar surface comprising composite images made up of many small photos innit. xoxoxo
September 6, 2010 at 07:57
yah but i am fascinate by the way they organize it in such a charming whimsy collage patch magic
September 6, 2010 at 16:33
i think this robot had a little camera it pointed all around taking pitchas then the people at NASA stuck them all together into a big pitcha. see here:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/surveyor7_images.html
and here:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1968-001A
September 6, 2010 at 18:43
YUMMMMMMM!
thank you for your inspiration my magic slink.
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