
New Model Re-creates Apollo 11 Mission in 3-D
Modern satellite imagery and three-dimensional modeling create a multimedia view of how Apollo 11 played out on the lunar surface
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Edward Bell is a contributing art director at Scientific American and an animator specializing in planetary science. He is author of the award-winning iPad book Journey to the Exoplanets. Credit: Nick Higgins
Modern satellite imagery and three-dimensional modeling create a multimedia view of how Apollo 11 played out on the lunar surface
To learn more, read the story here...
Modern satellite imagery and 3-D modeling give us a new view of how Apollo 11 played out
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