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Space Pictures This Week: Pink Nebula, Moon Map, More

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« on: November 19, 2011, 07:24:04 pm »



"Amazing" Map of the Moon

Image courtesy ASU/NASA

The physical features of the moon are seen in the first version of an unprecedented topographical map created with images from the Lunar Renaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC).

The "amazing" map shows the varying elevations of the entire moon's surface, with reds, oranges, and whites revealing the highest features, and purples and greens indicating the lowest, according to the LROC website.

"Visualizations like these allow scientists to view the surface from very different perspectives, providing a powerful tool for interpreting the geologic processes that have shaped the moon," the website said.

Published November 18, 2011
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