Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jalpo..34..149w&link_type=abstract
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, Journal (ISSN 0039-2502), vol. 34, Nov. 1990, p. 149-159.
Computer Science
Lunar Limb, Lunar Maps, Lunar Photographs, Radar Imagery, Aerial Photography, Lunar Orbiter, Topography
Scientific paper
The portion of the moon near the south and southwestern limbs was poorly photographed by the 1960s lunar missions, and is accordingly designated 'luna incognita'. The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers accordingly undertook a study of this region from 1972 to 1990 which ultimately encompassed 1509 photographs by terrestrial observers, photographs from the Lunar Orbiters IV and V and from Zond 8, radar maps and images, and charts of the moon's limb profile. On these bases, a shaded-relief topographic map was compiled and executed by a computerized 'shading' program at 1:2.5 million scale. This map is presently reproduced in 1:3.5 million scale.
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