You can send her COD. I'm generous in these matters.
I must say, though, those photos aren't very big on scientific content...
Full Version: The Surveyor Lunar Roving Vehicle
No, they don't have much scientific content... or any, really. They were used to monitor the deployment of antennae and to provide attitude information. But I think it's nice to see the image. If Goddard can find any more I'll post them.
Phil
Phil
QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 27 2006, 08:28 PM) 
No, they don't have much scientific content... or any, really. They were used to monitor the deployment of antennae and to provide attitude information. But I think it's nice to see the image. If Goddard can find any more I'll post them.
Phil
Phil
I have a lead...I have a reference librarian working on it as we speak.
In the immortal words - uh - word - of Monty Burns, "Eeeeexcellent!"
Phil
Phil
As you say, they weren't scientifically intended, and a good thing -- that one makes the Luna 3 photos look good.
Analysis of Surveyor 3 television cable after residence on the Moon
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntr..._1972012478.pdf
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntr..._1972012478.pdf
Apologies for bumping an old thread, but I've found two documents related to the Explorer 49 Camera system
RAE-B antenna aspect system (Report on the cameras)
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntr..._1972023806.pdf
RAE-B antenna aspect processor
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntr..._1972024523.pdf
The attached pictures show design of the camera.
RAE-B antenna aspect system (Report on the cameras)
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntr..._1972023806.pdf
RAE-B antenna aspect processor
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntr..._1972024523.pdf
The attached pictures show design of the camera.
This is a follow up to the previous post. The attached picture shows what the camera system was capable of when tested on Earth and gives some idea of the effect of the compression scheme on image quality.
QUOTE (gndonald @ Jun 19 2012, 11:51 AM)
The attached picture shows what the camera system was capable of when tested on Earth and gives some idea of the effect of the compression scheme on image quality.
Thanks a lot : very interesting. ...And the images were obviously taken in the infrared : look at the whitish grass (above pic) and trees (middle pic) !
I am new to this site, but wish to add my two cents to this discussion.
Going back to the original question. There is a brief write-up about the proposed Surveyor Lunar Rover on pages 112-118 of The Moon (IAU Symposium No. 47) edited by Runcorn and Urey and published by D. Reidel (1972). It includes some pictures. Its text is written from a science-engineering point of view rather than just an engineering view. Also there is some material in Surveyor: The NASA Mission Reports by Apogee Books on pages 136-137. It also includes some nice diagrams of the proposed Block II and III Surveyors.
Going back to the original question. There is a brief write-up about the proposed Surveyor Lunar Rover on pages 112-118 of The Moon (IAU Symposium No. 47) edited by Runcorn and Urey and published by D. Reidel (1972). It includes some pictures. Its text is written from a science-engineering point of view rather than just an engineering view. Also there is some material in Surveyor: The NASA Mission Reports by Apogee Books on pages 136-137. It also includes some nice diagrams of the proposed Block II and III Surveyors.
QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 26 2006, 11:48 PM)
Here's a site that will tell you more about them than you wanted to know.
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