The 1024x512 texture maps below were generated by scaling up and rotating 180 degrees the 800x400 pixel "simple cylindrical projection" maps provided on the Web by Washington University (St.Louis)'s Earth & Planetary Remote Sensing Laboratory on their PDS GeoSciences Node and their NASA Planetary Data System Geophysics Subnode | See the page http://pds-geophys.wustl.edu/pds/clementine/gravity_topo/images.html Note that the maps there are offset by 180 degrees compared to other maps of the Moon's surface. | ||
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Bouguer gravity anomalies |
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Free-Air gravity anomalies |
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Free-Air gravity anomaly errors |
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Geoid anomalies |
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Geoid anomaly errors |
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Effective crustal thicknesses |
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Topography |
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The 1024x512 texture map below was generated by scaling down the 1080x540 pixel (10KM/pixel) "simple cylindrical projection" map provided on the Web at http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Space/clementine/clementine.html by the USGS. | . | ||
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Global Albedo Map |
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An alternative 1K Lunar albedo map by Eric Anderson is available on the Web page http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ela/cgi.htm. It shows fewer crater shadows, but has exaggerated darkening of the maria. |
The 2048X1024 texture below was generated by slightly scaling down a 6 pixel/degree "simple cylindrical projection" map generated on the Web by the USGS "PDS MAP-A-PLANET" site at http://pdsmaps.wr.usgs.gov/maps.html | Note that the images derived from the Clementine dataset have several artifacts, including north-south stripes with variations in brightness. Also, there are some areas with no coverage at all. | |
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![]() 2K Lunar map as shown by Celestia |
![]() 2Kx1K Lunar surface texture map with 10 degree grid |
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![]() 4K Lunar map as shown by Celestia |
![]() 4Kx2K Lunar surface texture map A 4Kx2K map was obtained directly from USGS/PDS. Only its brightness was enhanced by increasing its gamma by a factor of 1.8. This image does not include a grid. |