To get an image of Saturn, the camera was rotated across Saturn and began to take pictures that mimicked
As a result, Saturn, magnified 4 times, is visible from the Moon. Such technique maneuvers require careful preparation and planning:
LROC Orbiter Cameras (NAC) areline scan tools, usually they only photograph the moon, as they were designed specifically for shooting close objects. The LRO orbiter travels at over 1600 m / s and takes long frames with very short exposure times.
Fortunately, NAC was able to capture the main rings of Saturn. They have a diameter of 270 thousand km, which is about 70% of the average distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Previously, the same apparatus photographed the “greatconjunction" from the Moon. This is a phenomenon when Jupiter and Saturn are closer to each other than in the last 800 years. The planets from Earth looked like they were one bright double star.
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