TwitPics: NASA releases photos of LCROSS moon crash | Breaking Tweets

TwitPics: NASA’s moon damage

Posted by Lindsey Drakert on 10/09/09 • Categorized as Science, TwitPics

NASA succesfully launched the LCROSS spacecraft crashing into the moon’s lunar south pole Friday morning according to AP news. They were searching to determine if there is water on the moon.

Unexpectedly, there weren’t any pictures immediately available because of darkness and dust clouds, disappointing the public and NASA officials. Twitterers responded:

  1. Jake Hooten
    jake_hooten (Atlanta, GA) What a waste of my morning!! @nasa LCROSS moon bomb was a dud!!!! If we don’t see pictures, did it actually happen? 09 Oct 2009 from web
  2. rangerj
    rangerj (UK) Watched NASA LCROSS probe slam into the moon – great science but dull to watch as no live pictures of plume from the trailing sensors 09 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck

The photos were clarified and released later during the day.

Centaur impact flash on moon as seen by @LCROSS_NASA - omg so many light gray pixels
@brownpau (Washington, DC)
“Centaur impact flash on moon as seen by @LCROSS_NASA – omg so many light gray pixels”
Image of the Centaur separation as viewed from the infrared camera.

Image of the Centaur separation as viewed from the infrared camera. @NASAEven Closer Lunar View: A closer view of the moon as the LCROSS spacecraft approaches impact.

@sheila_aero (Undisclosed)
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  • alllenooctave
    Nice post, thanks you
    NFCU
  • A better shot is here:

    http://twitpic.com/kuiv4
  • ckanal
    Thanks for sharing. Where'd you get this exactly? Can you please send confirmation it was the moon event from NASA site or something? Would love to add to this post.
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