Thematic Mapping of the Moon
| Autor: | V. V. Shevchenko, Gregory Michael, Zhanna Rodionova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Geographic information system
biology business.industry Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Venus Mars Exploration Program biology.organism_classification Geologic map Physics::History of Physics Physics::Geophysics law.invention Orbiter Thematic map law Physics::Space Physics Terrestrial planet Lunar soil Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics business Geology Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library ISBN: 9783319210384 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-21039-1_4 |
| Popis: | The development of thematic mapping of the Moon remains a key task in modern lunar studies The first thematic lunar map was constructed in the USSR in 1960. It was The Map of lunar relief features distinguished by relative degree of preservation and by chronological sequence of formation. A Tectonic map of the Moon, The Geological map of the Moon, Photometric map of the Moon, a Map of Albedo and a Map of Colour for the visible hemisphere, a Polarimetric Atlas of the Moon were prepared in the USSR. The Atlas of the Terrestrial Planets and their Satellites published by MIIGAiK in 1992 includes many thematic maps of the Moon, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars and its satellites. GIS software products revolutionised the work of cartographers, providing them with new mapping tools and technologies. Automatic mapping allowed large data volumes to be processed. Recent data from spacecraft surveying the lunar surface have permitted the compilation of a new generation of hypsometric maps and globes of the Moon. Data from the NASA spacecraft Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter were used to produce a Hypsometric Map of the Moon at 1:13,000,000 scale. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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