Mar 1, 11:00am
Gizmodo
newVideoPlayer("Lunar1_gawker.flv", 463, 387,"");NASA has just released new imaging data from the moon's south pole—the area they believe to be best suited for future landings and even colonization. Gathered from a 70-meter radar dish, scientists assembled a precise topographical map of a 400 by 250 mile area (we're not certain how much of that we see here). In the first video (above), NASA recreated a day passing on that spot by adding shadow detail to their model. (It looks neat, we promise.) But to see what it would look like to actually land there, check out their second video: newVideoPlayer("Lunar2_gawker.flv", 463, 387,"");Even with some of NASA's cheesier image effects, it's ...

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