LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites

~Check out this amazing picture of the Apollo 14 landing site, taken by the Moon-orbiting Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched last month by NASA:


Here's a close-up of the above image, with sites labeled:


I think it's amazing that the footpath is still there; but of course, with no atmosphere, there is very little to cause such disturbances to fade, save for long-term micrometeorite bombardment and the occasional moonquake.

The scientific instruments aboard LRO are still undergoing calibration; these images, and others of different Apollo landing sites, were taken in part to test the cameras. Once fully operational, its mission is to "...[find] safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology." You can learn more about the LRO and its mission at this NASA site.

By the way, "Moonquake" would be a great name for a rock band.

Flaunting Danger

~Here's another one of jandrew's Star Trek edits. It made me laugh so hard I got hiccups and probably woke up my neighbors. For the full effect, make sure you turn your sound up:



^ Remember, Captain: practice makes perfect.

Arlington: The Rap

~After moving to dangerous, crime-infested, run-down 'hood of...Arlington, Virginia, this guy decided to make a rap about life there:



You better step back punk,
that's your final warning!
You gonna punch me?
Nah, son, the doors are closing!

And having lived outside of Washington D.C., I completely understand about not wanting to take the Green Line...