New Lunar Topological Map

http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/index.php?/archives/484-Lunar-Topography-As-Never-Seen-Before!.html
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Dan passed me some links about the recent notice of a new topological map of the Moon.

Let me share them with you.

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 (http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/18/0336225/high-resolution-global-topographic-map-of-moon) 

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

The image at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-topo.html 

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

The ASU site (http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/?archives/484-Lunar-Topography--As-Never-Seen-Before!.html)

 is also interesting.

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Spaceref  article as well.

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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.

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

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http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/604358main1_WAC_CSHADE_O000N1800_1000-670.jpg

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