Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 7, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 7, 2013 NASA | The Moon's Permanently Shadowed RegionsAs you watch the Moon over the course of a month, you'll notice that different features are illuminated by the Sun at different times. However, there are some parts of the Moon that never see sunlight. These areas are called permanently shadowed regions, and they appear dark because unlike on the Earth, the axis of the Moon is nearly perpendicular to the direction of the sun's light. The result is that the bottoms of certain craters are never pointed toward the Sun, with some remaining dark for over two billion years. However, thanks to new data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we can now see into these dark craters in incredible detail.This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11218Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA's Goddard Shorts HD podcast:http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f...Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on facebook:http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFCOr find us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/NASAGoddardSource: NASAexplorer - YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted March 7, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What no rock spiders! DARN you apollo 18! j/k Pretty interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcalmebubba Posted March 14, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 14, 2013 we did a fly by and saw a sign that said pink floyd was here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaka5 Posted March 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 18, 2013 What no rock spiders! DARN you apollo 18! j/k Pretty interesting. Hahahahaha...that movie was so crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted March 18, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hahahahaha...that movie was so crazy Not as crazy as I girl I work with who came home from the cinema thinking it was real and told me 'there is even a website about it too'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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