National Geographic Expedition Week

Direct from the Moon

Earth Rise from the Moon, taken by the Kayuga Lunar Orbiter

(c) 2008 JAXA

I admit, I don't know anything about astronomy, and I haven't seen this video yet--the materials weren't available when they sent me the press package. But the photos National Geographic sent me are so stunning, that I felt I couldn't just set them aside.

This photo is of earthrise over the moon, and it was taken by the Kaguya (Selene) lunar orbiter, launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on September 14, 2007. Direct from the Moon is supposed to show new images and if the photos they sent me are any indication, we should pencil it into our schedules.

More Resources

• Direct from the Moon, Official page on National Geographic, November 2008, includes video and more images.
• Unlocking the Great Pyramid, Official page on National Geographic, November 2008, includes video and more images.
• KAGUYA (SELENE), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Direct from the Moon will premiere on Monday, November 17, 2008, on the National Geographic Channel. Check local listings.

• National Geographic's Expedition Week - Archaeology Viewers Guide
• Unlocking the Great Pyramid
• Direct from the Moon
• Shipwreck! Captain Kidd and the Quedah Merchant
• The Real George Washington
• Lost Cities of the Amazon
• Alexander the Great's Lost Tomb
• Mystery of the Screaming Man
• Herod's Lost Tomb