Lunar Landscapes

I was looking on the BBC website and I came across a story about NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which has recently been taking photographs of the landing sites of the Apollo missions in remarkable detail. The pictures on the BBC site showed the trials left by the astronauts, the equipment they left behind and the remains of the Luna descent stage.

These were only a taster of some of the remarkable images the orbiter has taken, but to see these you have to visit the NASA mission site. To me the more impressive images are those of Tycho Crater's Peak that were shot as the sun was rising over our moon. The crater has a natural raw beauty that is a kin to a lovely woman without her make up on. It is just a wonder to behold. In all it greyness it is a remarkable natural structure.

 

These are images of something we can only dream of seeing and that only a select few have seen. Those lucky enough to have visited our our moon are really lucky people. Thankfully missions like this allow us all to experience some of the sights they seen. It keeps our passion to explore and discover alive now as much as it did was when we explored our own planet.