Nov 13, 2024 · NASA’s interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year. Find key sites and landmarks, check out special Moon events throughout the year, and more. Visualize, …

This map depicts the Moon as it will appear from the Northern Hemisphere on October 21, 2023, the date of International Observe the Moon Night. Many of the best views will occur along the …

Today the LROC team releases Version 1 of the Wide Angle Camera () topographic map of the Moon. This amazing map shows you the ups and downs over nearly the entire Moon, at a …

Oct 9, 2017 · A color composite mosaic showing most of the Moon’s surface, based on images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, photometrically normalized. Note that small …

Apr 14, 2015 · The image used for the base of this map represents more than 6.5 billion measurements gathered between July 2009 and July 2013, adjusted for consistency in the …

Nov 18, 2011 · NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter science team released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created. This new topographic map …

This incredibly informative wall map features detailed depictions of the entire surface of the moon with a selective index showing the named physical features. Diagrams show the moon’s orbital …

Moon 3D Map allows you to view Moon landscape in a new way. The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face with its near side marked by dark volcanic …

The map shows the low- to mid-latitude region of the Moon’s near side from 70° north latitude to 70° south latitude (top), the north polar region from 70° north latitude to the north pole (bottom …

Oct 28, 2024 · These maps are based on a digital elevation model (DEM) from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA; Smith et al., 2010), an instrument on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance …

Explore an interactive Moon map featuring detailed views of craters, seas, and highlands. Discover key lunar landmarks and learn about the Moon's surface with this comprehensive guide.

This map labels some of the easiest Moon features to see from Earth's Southern Hemisphere. It is free for printing and distribution with attribution. A…

Apr 23, 2020 · Researchers at the US Geological Survey combined six flat maps and data from two spacecraft to create a rich 3D depiction of the moon.

Apr 27, 2020 · Called the Unified Geologic Map of the Moon, the map combines Apollo-era data from the 1960s and 1970s with modern satellite observations to yield a dizzying catalog of …

Oct 5, 2017 · NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter science team released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the Moon ever created to date. This topographic map shows …

Mar 25, 2014 · The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team has stitched together 10,581 images into a gorgeous, detailed online map of the moon’s north pole. The mosaic covers 2.54 million …

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), about 30 times the width of Earth. Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon …

Feb 4, 2025 · Kenneth Chang recently reported on new views within some of the moon’s darkest craters. Feb. 4, 2025 Two canyons near the south pole of the moon rival the Grand Canyon, …

Feb 3, 2025 · As the moon's interior cooled, that volcanic activity dried up, and the moon began to contract. This led to the lunar mare basalt — dark volcanic rock — wrinkling like the skin of a …