Showing posts with label Lunar Topological Map. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lunar Topological Map. Show all posts

Friday, November 18, 2011

New Lunar Topological Map



Dan passed me some links about the recent notice of a new topological map of the Moon.
Let me share them with you.
- LRK -

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article on "High Resolution Global Topographic Map of Moon."

gives you an idea of why people say the moon is made of green cheese!

 is also interesting.
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Spaceref  article as well.
- LRK -

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-- New Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Topographic Map of the Moon
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=35266

The science team that oversees the imaging system on board NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the Moon ever created. This new topographic map, from Arizona State University in Tempe, shows the surface shape and features over nearly the entire Moon with a pixel scale close to 100 meters (328 feet). A single measure of elevation (one pixel) is about the size of two football fields placed side-by-side.
side.

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So now let us hope the information will help in planning some lunar landings.
- LRK -



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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK -

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