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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hellstryker on February 07, 2012, 04:50:46 pm

Title: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Hellstryker on February 07, 2012, 04:50:46 pm
http://159.226.88.30:8080/CE2release/cesMain.jsp

Click at your own risk, it might take a few hours.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Mongoose on February 07, 2012, 05:14:19 pm
Heh, that's a few times my HD space.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Mars on February 07, 2012, 07:46:42 pm
What's the resolution on that? In terms of pixels / meter2
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: redsniper on February 07, 2012, 07:51:15 pm
It's life-size. It would be as if your monitor was sitting right on the surface of the moon.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Bobboau on February 07, 2012, 08:13:18 pm
my monitor is 55", yours might be 14", the question remains unanswered.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: redsniper on February 07, 2012, 08:18:35 pm
And I was trying to exaggerate for comedic effect. :blah:
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Rodo on February 07, 2012, 10:13:03 pm
Read in some of the first google responses to the search I made that the resolution was as high as to notice a single jet fighter stationed on the surface with good enough detail or something like that.

edit: here (http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-02/06/content_24561343.htm)
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Scourge of Ages on February 07, 2012, 10:21:17 pm
There's a jet fighter stationed on the moon?!?!?
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Bobboau on February 07, 2012, 11:08:35 pm
ah, 1 pixel == 7 meters. thanks.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: yuezhi on February 07, 2012, 11:51:44 pm
There's a jet fighter stationed on the moon?!?!?
not surprising.

here (http://books.google.ca/books?id=gewDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=weekly+world+news+plane+on+moon&source=bl&ots=9-y0L-nt1F&sig=2IwdzSAljh6fo66KvnYKa7lI2Vk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vg0yT4ieO-eRiQLxiKmPCg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=weekly%20world%20news%20plane%20on%20moon&f=false) ;)
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: LordMelvin on February 08, 2012, 12:22:38 am
That's as big as my full-quality rips of the blu-rays of the entire run of Battlestar... Wow.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: deathfun on February 08, 2012, 02:18:00 am
I'm tempted to download it
Afterall, pssh. 800GB has got nothing on my 2TB
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Scourge of Ages on February 08, 2012, 03:13:10 am
If anybody is able to download it, part of it, or a smaller (say, <50GB) version, it would be a fantastic reference or source for planet textures.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: watsisname on February 08, 2012, 05:17:31 am
FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu  now I REALLY wanna buy that 3TB drive I was ogling the other day.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: deathfun on February 08, 2012, 05:20:57 am
Made up my mind
Downloading this ****

And by request, I will make it smaller

However, I'm going to bed, will start tomorrow
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Rodo on February 08, 2012, 09:38:43 am
can you split the image?, I would like to have a piece of it on full rez.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: newman on February 08, 2012, 09:47:55 am
This is nothing but Chinese propaganda to make you buy more hard drives made in China :P
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Rodo on February 08, 2012, 10:38:23 am
 :lol:
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Nuke on February 08, 2012, 12:54:10 pm
cant they do like other space agencies and let you download it in sections?
also does this come with heightmaps?
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Rodo on February 08, 2012, 01:11:47 pm
cant they do like other space agencies and let you download it in sections?
also does this come with heightmaps?

Don't think so, just plain images AFAIK.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: deathfun on February 08, 2012, 05:32:05 pm
Plain images + Crazybump = Awesome

By the way, HOW THE DEVIL DO I DOWNLOAD I CAN'T UNDERSTAND ****
I mean, I expected some save to computer thing, not google maps of the moon...

And I'm randomly clicking things now hoping I'll get some English... but nooo...
30/20 looked promising... and there was a pop up
But I didn't understand it
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Hellstryker on February 08, 2012, 06:16:58 pm
I know, I was wondering the same thing myself, I'm not even sure it can be downloaded. I just got the number from here http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/06/content_14544522.htm

Also unrelated, but this (http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-02/08/content_24582166.htm).
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Charismatic on February 21, 2012, 10:51:35 pm
I was gonna try but realized it would be (fun to see) but overall a waste of space. I got a 500gig external HDD and a 500 gig HDD. I could Just finish the DL.
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: Unknown Target on February 22, 2012, 11:49:35 am
I wonder if Google will try to add it to their Google Maps: Moon?
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: karajorma on February 23, 2012, 07:12:28 am
If so I can't wait to see what their diving directions to the Sea of Tranquility look like. :p
Title: Re: China releases moon map, 800 gb download
Post by: watsisname on February 23, 2012, 04:47:15 pm
"Pull on the steering wheel until vehicle is vertical.  Repeat three times the mantra 'There is no spoon.'  Floor it.  Continue straight for 200,000 miles.  Don't roll down the windows..."