ISRO shares high-resolution images of the moon captured by Chandrayaan 2's Orbiter
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared the first high-resolution images of the lunar surface captured by Chandrayaan 2’s Orbitor High-Resolution Camera (OHRC). ISRO released the close-up pictures of the moon on the official Twitter account and explained when the photos were taken and what exactly happened. According to the post, the OHRC provided very high spatial resolution images of the moon. https://twitter.com/isro/status/1180145587863220225?s=20 This operates in the visible panchromatic band (440-800 nm). With a spatial resolution of 25 cm from a 100 km orbit and a swatch of 3 km, it provides the sharpest images ever from a lunar orbiter platform. OHRC is an important new tool for lunar topographic studies of select regions. It further said, “This OHRC image was acquired at 04:38 IST on September 5, 2019, from 100 km altitude.” Also Read | Mission Chandrayaan 2: Indian is immensely proud today, says PM Narendra Modi The image covered a part of BOGUSLAWSKY E Crater (14 km diameter and 3 km depth) and surroundings, which lies in the southern polar area of Moon (Palon H. Ludwig van Boguslawsky was a German astronomer). As per the report, “Chandrayaan 2's Orbiter payload, in its first few days of observation, could detect charged particles and its intensity variations during its first passage through the Geotail during September. OHRC has emerged as a new tool for lunar topographic studies of the selected regions. -PTC News
