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Lunar Topography

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Lunar north pole topography

from Clementine images

Lunar south pole topography

from Clementine images

Lunar Gores

for Globes

Credits

This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Contract No. W 10,185 issued through the Office of Space Science.


Lunar north pole topography

Files can be downloaded from ftp://ftpflag.wr.usgs.gov/dist/pigpen/moon/usgs/topo/npole.
See the README file (Microsoft Word Document , Adobe Acrobat PDF File , or Text File) for a description of the files.

Topography

Thumbnail of lunar north pole topography

Final

3 D topography
Thumbnail of digital elevation model for this area

Final

3 D Shaded Relief Image
3 d shaded relief image of lunar north pole

Final


Lunar south pole topography

Files can be downloaded from ftp://ftpflag.wr.usgs.gov/dist/pigpen/moon/usgs/topo/spole.
See the README file ( Microsoft Word Document , Adobe Acrobat PDF File , or Text File) for a description of the files.

Map

Thumbnail of lunar south pole topography

Draft

3 D topography
3 D view of lunar south pole topography

Final

3 D Shaded Relief Image
3 D shaded relief image of lunar south pole

Final


Lunar Gores

The photomosaic that forms the base for this globe combines a gray-shaded relief airbrush image with color-coded topographic data. The shaded relief data provide interpretations of lunar morphology based on lunar images and were used as a grayscale image for this global mosaic. Topographic data from the Clementine laser altimeter were combined with topographic data collected photogrammetrically from Clementine stereo images. The resulting topographic product was colored based on elevation value and combined with the shaded relief data to form the final photomosaic.

Lunar Gores

images of moon suitable for making globes

Final


Color-coded topography and shaded relief maps of the lunar hemispheres

I-2769. Color-coded topography and shaded relief maps of the lunar hemispheres. Prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2002. Three sheets. Scale 1:10,000,000 (1 mm = 10 km). All sheets 42 by 32 inches (in color). $14.

For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, 1-888-ASK-USGS.

Sheet 1

Sheet 1 Near and Farside lunar hemispheres

Near Far Hemispheres

Sheet 2

Sheet 2 West and East Lunar Hemispheres

West East Hemispheres

Sheet 3

Sheet 3 North and South Lunar Hemispheres

North South Hemispheres

A presentation is available that describes the various layers of the map.


LPI Publications

Title:
Lunar Topographic Maps Derived from Clementine Imagery
Authors:
Rosiek, M. R.; Kirk, R.; Howington-Kraus, A.
Journal:
30th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-29, 1999, Houston, TX, abstract no. 1853
Publication Date:
March 1999
Title:
Lunar South Pole Topography Derived from Clementine Imagery
Authors:
Rosiek, M. R.; Kirk, R.; Howington-Kraus, A.
Journal:
Workshop on New Views of the Moon II: Understanding the Moon Through the Integration of Diverse Datasets, held September 22-24, 1999, Flagstaff, Arizona, abstract no. 8046
Publication Date:
September 1999
Title:
Systematic Elevation Bias in Lunar South Pole Topography Derived from Clementine Imagery
Authors:
Rosiek, M. R.; Kirk, R.; Howington-Kraus, E.
Journal:
31st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2000, Houston, Texas, abstract no. 1868
Publication Date:
March 2000
Title:
Lunar Shaded Relief Map Updated with Clementine Data
Authors:
Rosiek, M. R.; Aeschliman, R.
Journal:
32nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 12-16, 2001, Houston, Texas, abstract no.1943
Publication Date:
March 2001
Title:
Color-coded Topography and Shaded Relief Maps of the Lunar Hemispheres
Authors:
Rosiek, M. R.; Kirk, R.; Howington-Kraus, E.
Journal:
33rd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 11-15, 2002, Houston, Texas, abstract no.1792
Publication Date:
March 2002

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ASPRS Publications

Title:
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS DERIVED FROM SMALL FORMAT LUNAR IMAGES
Authors:
Rosiek, M. R.; Kirk, R.; Howington-Kraus, E.
Journal:
ASPRS 2000, Annual Conference, May 22-26,2000, Washington D.C.
Publication Date:
May 2000

A presentation is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF formatpicture of vu-graph


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