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Terahertz waves lie at the far end of the infrared band, just before the start of the microwave band. Terahertz radiation – also known as submillimeter radiation, terahertz waves, tremendously high frequency (THF), T-rays, T-waves, T-light, T-lux or THz – consists of electromagnetic waves within the ITU-designated band of frequencies from 0.3 to 3 terahertz (THz), although the upper ...
A transient lunar phenomenon ( TLP) or lunar transient phenomenon ( LTP) is a short-lived change in light, color or appearance on the surface of the Moon. The term was created by Patrick Moore in his co-authorship of NASA Technical Report R-277 Chronological Catalog of Reported Lunar Events, published in 1968. [1]
A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon 's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth). In common usage, the four major phases are the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter; the four minor ...
Acronym. LSM. Notable experiments. Apollo 12, 14, and 16. The Lunar Surface Magnetometer ( LSM) was a lunar science experiment with the aim of providing insights into the interior of the Moon and how its latent magnetic field interacts with the solar wind. It was deployed on the Moon as part of Apollo 12, Apollo 14 and Apollo 16 missions.
Moon rover. The Lunar Polar Exploration Mission ( LUPEX) [6] is a planned joint lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). [7] [8] The mission would send an uncrewed lunar lander and rover to explore the south pole region of the Moon no earlier than 2026.
Triesnecker is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located in the Sinus Medii, near the central part of the Moon 's near side. Its diameter is 25 km. It was named after Austrian astronomer Franz de Paula Triesnecker. [1] It is located to the north-northwest of the crater Rhaeticus, and to the east-southeast of the flooded Murchison .
Lunar craters as captured through the backyard telescope of an amateur astronomer, partially illuminated by the sun on a waning crescent moon. Evidence collected during the Apollo Project and from uncrewed spacecraft of the same period proved conclusively that meteoric impact, or impact by asteroids for larger craters, was the origin of almost ...
Atmosphere of the Moon. The thin lunar atmosphere is visible on the Moon's surface at sunrise and sunset with the lunar horizon glow [1] and lunar twilight rays, like Earth's crepuscular rays. This Apollo 17 sketch depicts the glow and rays [2] among the general zodiacal light [3] [4]. The atmosphere of the Moon is a very sparse layer of gases ...