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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