‘Shooting Star Beauties’
By Chloe Heaney (moi)
These images (insets) produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal features at the Moon’s northern and southern poles in the regions that lie in perpetual darkness. They shows many permanently shadowed regions, or PSRs, are darker at far-ultraviolet wavelengths (top) and redder than nearby surface areas that receive sunlight (bottom). The darker PSR regions are consistent with having large surface porosities — indicating “fluffy” soils — while the reddening is consistent with the presence of water frost on the surface.
credit: Southwest Research Institute
omg
the moon.
the moon.
if you live in the UK
i strongly suggest you look out your window RIGHT NOW
it’s awesome
Meet the incredible smiling seal!
How an intrepid photographer crawled across the ice on his stomach to get these amazing images
I am reblogging this because I want to find this story tomorrow on my Tumblr, and read it, and smile.
GAH.
Oh cool, my new BFF.
Clearly, everyone’s new BFF. As soon as I get the funds, Well That’s Adorable is flying every follower up to Canada for the biggest BFF party the arctic has ever seen! Start stockpiling champagne and huge hats with ear flaps!