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New topographic map of the Moon
Friday, 18 November 2011 15:06
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The LROC team releases Version 1 of the Wide Angle Camera (WAC) topographic map of the Moon. This amazing map shows you the ups and downs over nearly the entire Moon, at a scale of 100 meters across the surface, and 20 meters or better vertically. Despite the diminutive size of the WAC (it fits in the palm of one's hand), it images nearly the entire Moon every month. Every month? Yes! Redundant data? No! Each month the Moon's lighting changes, so the WAC methodically builds up a record of how different rocks reflect light under different conditions, and adds to the LROC library of stereo observations. The new topographic model incorporates the first year of stereo imaging, and there is another year of data that can be added to the solution. These additional stereo images will not only improve the sharpness (resolution) of the model but also fill in very small gaps that exist in the current map. Explore the new LROC GLD100 See full resolution hemispheric view. Direct links to color shaded relief visualizations: |





NASA LRO orbiter has been cirkeling the Moon for a year now, and has compilled a complete topographic map of the Moon, showing details down to 100m!