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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

May 31, 2018 · We’ve got a handy Moon map to help show you around. Pick a time to head outside at night and see if you can find these features on the face of the Moon. Safety: The …

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 …

May 26, 2020 · A recent map released by the United States Geological Survey separates the lunar surface into 203 distinct units based on rock type, topography, and age. The map reveals …

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

Jan 8, 2025 · As explained in LUNAR: a History of the Moon in Myths, Maps + Matter – the exquisite new Thames & Hudson book that presents the stunning Apollo-era Lunar Atlas …

Image of the most recent Orientale basin geologic map at 1:200,000-scale, which improves upon past geologic maps of the region that were 1:5,000,000-scale.

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 …

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, …