Nov. 02, 2009 (GMT) update

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Nov. 02, 2009   Public release of KAGUYA (SELENE) data archives

JAXA released data from the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) (L2 products) during the nominal operation phase (from December 21, 2007 to October 31, 2008) to the public through the Internet.

L2 products are calibrated/validated processed data from KAGUYA science mission instruments. By using the L2 products, researchers all over the world are expected to advance the scientific analysis and applicability investigation of the moon.

【KAGUYA(SELENE) Data Archive】
http://www.soac.selene.isas.jaxa.jp/
【KAGUYA 3D Moon NAVI】
http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/3dmoon/index.html

Press release>>

Nov. 2, 2009  Images & 3-D Movie around Marius Hill on "KAGUYA Image Gallery"
Images & 3-D Movie around Marius Hill on KAGUYA Image Gallery. Added pages are:

Nov 02, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are
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Oct 28, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are
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Oct 21, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are
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Oct 19, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are
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Oct 09, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are
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Oct 01, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are
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Aug 17, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are

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Jul 16, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are

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Jul 10, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are

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Jul. 9, 2009   Last shot images on "KAGUYA Image Gallery"
Last shot images on KAGUYA Image Gallery. Added pages are:

Jun. 22, 2009  About the observation result of KAGUYA flash at contract impact
Report from "About the observation result of KAGUYA flash at contract impact" from Australia and India.
Jun. 19, 2009  KAGUYA (SELENE) Last shots captured by the HDTV
JAXA released final still images taken by the High Definition Television (HDTV) of the lunar explorer "KAGUYA", which was maneuvered to be dropped onto the Moon's surface on June 11.
>> Press release
Jun. 11, 2009  "KAGUYA" return to the moon
The "KAGUYA" was conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a uncontrolled impact on the lunar surface.
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Jun. 10, 2009  Expected "KAGUYA" impact point updated
The "KAGUYA" will conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a controlled impact on the lunar surface.
>> read more...
Jun. 10, 2009  HDTV taken Lower altitude movies
JAXA and NHK was taken the Lower altitude shot by the KAGUYA onboard HDTV. We uploaded two movies (Antoniadi and Zeeman) on JAXA Video and YouTube (YouTube is high quality movie).

JAXA Video
YouTube JAXA channel
Jun. 10, 2009  Expected "KAGUYA" impact point updated
The "KAGUYA" will conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a controlled impact on the lunar surface.
>> read more...
Jun 5, 2009  Information updated !
We updated about various informations regarding KAGUYA.
Final operation week for KAGUYA.
Jun. 5, 2009  Expected "KAGUYA" impact point updated
The "KAGUYA" will conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a controlled impact on the lunar surface.
>> read more...
Jun. 3, 2009 HDTV Lower altitude (Perilune) shot
JAXA and NHK was taken the Lower altitude (Perilune) shot by the KAGUYA onboard HDTV.
We uploaded two movies (Low point above the lunar surface and Antoniadi) on JAXA digital archive. (Please select, Subject: Observation images, Category: Moon and Planet Exploration, Mission: Moon)

Low point above the lunar surface (captured by HDTV-wide angle)Left picture: Low point above the lunar surface (captured by HDTV-wide angle)
May. 29, 2009  Expected "KAGUYA" impact point updated
The "KAGUYA" will conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a controlled impact on the lunar surface.
>> read more...
May. 26, 2009  Expected "KAGUYA" impact point updated
The "KAGUYA" will conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a controlled impact on the lunar surface.
>> read more...
May. 21, 2009  Expected "KAGUYA" impact point
The "KAGUYA" will conclude its scientific mission to the Moon through a controlled impact on the lunar surface.
>> read more...
May. 11, 2009  The questionnaire about the "KAGUYA Image Gallery" was finished.
The questionnaire about the "KAGUYA Image Gallery" was finished.
Thank you for cooperation.
Apr. 27, 2009  moonbell was renewal !
"moonbell" uses data from one of KAGUYA's sensors, a laser altimeter, or LALT, transforming the altitude data into musical intervals.
In this time, we were added "Free Scratch Mode", "Tone of the japanese musical instrument preset", and etc,.

Orbit play mode
Orbit play mode
Free scratch mode
Free scratch mode



Please refer to this page for the "moonbell" details. There are sample sounds in this page, too.
http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/selene_sok/about_en.html#about
http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/selene_sok/about_en.html#archive

Apr 24, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are "KAGUYA (SELENE) taking the Earth above the lunar horizon captured every two hours (still images).", and "KAGUYA (SELENE) taking the fist quarter of the Earth by HDTV. About 110,000 km away from the Earth.".

http://jp.youtube.com/jaxachannel
Apr 20, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are "AQUA'09". This movie is collaboration of "KAGUYA" and music.

http://jp.youtube.com/jaxachannel
Apr 17, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
The HD quality movies were put on the "YouTube".
Posted movies are "KAGUYA (SELENE) taking around the landing site of the Apollo 11 by HDTV.", "KAGUYA (SELENE) taking around the landing site of the Apollo 14 by HDTV." and "KAGUYA (SELENE) taking around the landing site of the Apollo 15 by HDTV. ".

http://jp.youtube.com/jaxachannel
Apr 10, 2009  [Youtube] JAXASELENE channel was closed
JAXASELENE channel was closed.
We will offers high quality video clips of its latest movie taken by High Difinition Television (HDTV), Terrain Camera (TC), and etc..
Please access to http://www.youtube.com/jaxachannel.
Mar 31, 2009  [Youtube] JAXASELENE channel will be change to JAXA channel
JAXASELENE channel will be change to JAXA channnel at evening on Mar. 31, 2009 (JST).
New URI is http://www.youtube.com/jaxachannel.
Mar 24, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "The central peak of Pythagoras", "The south pole and Shackleton" and "Crϋger".
Mar 23, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Leibnitz" and "Aristarchus".
Mar. 19, 2009  KAGUYA Image Gallery questionnaire
KAGUYA Image Gallery questionnaire (time-limited) started. Wall paper of images by "KAGUYA" will be gifted after questionnaire.
Mar. 16, 2009  KAGUYA Image Gallery is added !
KAGUYA Image Gallery is added. Added page is First report by Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS).
Mar 13, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Mons Rumker" and "Mare Moscoviense".
Mar 5, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Orientale" and "Archimedes".
Mar 3, 2009  "Result of KAGUYA" updated !
Updated for "Result of KAGUYA".
Link to "four KAGUYA research reports" in Science Magazine dated February 13, 2009.
Feb. 27, 2009  KAGUYA Image Gallery is added !
KAGUYA Image Gallery is added. Added page were Earth's diamond ring 1 and Earth's diamond ring 2 taken by High Definition Television (HDTV).
Feb 27, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Mare Ingenii" and "Pythagoras".
Feb 25, 2009  Information updated !
We updated about various informations regarding KAGUYA.
"KAGUYA" captured Earth's diamond ring carried by SCIENCE@NASA.

SCIENCE@NASA >>
Feb 24, 2009  Event photo added.
Updated "Information" with photograph about the event as part of the Science Museum of United Kingdom.
Feb. 20, 2009  KAGUYA Image Gallery is added !
KAGUYA Image Gallery is added. Added page were The central peak of Pythagoras and Around Grimaldi by High Definition Television (HDTV).
Feb 20, 2009  HD quality movie uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movie taken by HDTV on "YouTube".
Posted movie is took an image of the moment when the Earth looked like a diamond ring by its onboard high definition camera (HDTV). (Japanese caption only)
Feb 19, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV in english narration on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Apollo basin" and "Hertzsprung basin".
Feb 18, 2009  Information updated !
We updated about various informations regarding KAGUYA.
"KAGUYA" successfully captured Earth's diamond ring.

Press release >>
Feb 13, 2009  Information updated !
We updated about various informations regarding KAGUYA.
KAGUYA (SELENE) special edition research reports published in Science Magazine.
Feb 12, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV in english narration on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Apollo17 landing site and Posidonius" and "Mare Imbrium and Sinus Iridum".
Feb. 10, 2009  KAGUYA Image Gallery was added !
KAGUYA Image Gallery was added. Added page were Topography of entire lunar surface and The lunar global and sectional topographic data by Laser Altimeter (LALT).
Feb 5, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies taken by HDTV in english narration on "YouTube".
Posted movies are "Earth-rise (November 7, 2007)" and "West edge of Oceanus Procellarum".
Jan 28, 2009  Screening the HDTV moon footage and will be followed by a Q&A
Updated "Information" about the event as part of the Science Museum of United Kingdom.
Jan 19, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted HD quality movies in english narration.
Posted movies are "Mendeleev basin" and "Plato basin" (taken by HDTV).
Jan 14, 2009  The lunar global gravity anomaly data
Global gravity anomaly maps of the Moon (the Free-air anomalies and the Bouguer anomalies) from the new lunar gravity field model (Selene Gravity Model: SGM 90d) developed from RSAT data taken during the nominal mission (until the end of March, 2008) was published. The data can be downloaded from the page.
Jan 6, 2009  HD quality movies uploaded on "Youtube"!
We posted with HD quality movies in english narration.
Posted movies are "Tsiolkovskiy basin" (taken by HDTV).
Jan 5, 2009  "KAGUYA" project site Renewal
"KAGUYA" project site (http://www.kaguya.jaxa.jp) was Renewal.

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