Lunar Photo Team

A basic photo team comprises of a photographer and a person carrying a reflector for optimal lighting adjustment. I propose one for the moon.

A satellite carrying the scientific imaging equipment on board with a solar sail on the sun synchronous orbit of the moon followed by a satellite carrying a giant sun reflector with a solar sail. Moon's lack of atmospheric drag allows the satellites with solar sails to approach closer to the surface of the moon. Sun synchronous orbit allows continuous energy source and solar wind for acceleration.

Closer moon orbit requires very fast rotation speeds. Therefore, the cameras should be able to capture at high frame rates. The solar reflector provides the necessary lighting to allow such high frame rates with minimal loss of quality. Additionally, the same regions will be photographed over and over again but, much closer each time. This allows computers to easily enhance the images as they are captured.

Light assisted close up images would yield almost Google Street view like images of the moon. All The Dark Sides Of The Moon would be captured in detail. Revealing the hidden ice in the shadows and the decades of human debris on the moon, including the Apollo missions. The copyright of all these images would easily payoff the cost of the mission and the scientific observations would have no cost on the space agency.

Further lunar missions can be synchronized with the lunar photo team to capture the real time footage of the landing from a different perspective. This additional perspective may improve the landing performance of the landers as well.