tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529678370891033645.post1478761530401927278..comments2024-02-27T04:06:45.675-08:00Comments on Synthetic Information: NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Discussion & Comments from YouTube VideoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529678370891033645.post-18668233388525574052010-07-04T17:36:15.792-07:002010-07-04T17:36:15.792-07:00Hello Mathview, nice to see you already have a blo...Hello Mathview, nice to see you already have a blog. I see it's been idle for a while, so it looks like a good time to bring it back to life! I also started a blog, years ago, but it was extremely short lived :-(<br /><br />http://top-quark.blogspot.com/<br /><br />As for the LRO orbit, I guess there is a practical answer and a theoretical one. Since each orbit covers a measurable strip of the lunar surface, after you complete an orbit, rotate its plane just enough to make the next one overlap a little bit with the previous. Eventually you'll cover all the surface; it's like covering an orange with duct tape.<br /><br />If we make the strip narrower and narrower I think we could be as precise as we wanted. But I'm not sure we could map *any* point on the surface to a point on the orbit. I looks like this would be the case for "rational orbits", but probably not for "real orbits". So, I'm waiting for your geometrical answer here!Ekrytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126980102892485456noreply@blogger.com