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This map is the first (1:2,500,000)-scale lunar global geologic map, which incorporates the most comprehensive knowledge about the Moon by taking advantage of the latest exploration results and scientific findings.
Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-81528-2. Antonín Rükl, Atlas of the Moon, Kalmbach Books, 1990, ISBN 0-913135-17-8. Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-521-62248-4.
Geological studies of the Moon are based on a combination of Earth-based telescope observations, measurements from orbiting spacecraft, lunar samples, and geophysical data. . Six locations were sampled directly during the crewed Apollo program landings from 1969 to 1972, which returned 382 kilograms (842 lb) of lunar rock and lunar soil to Earth [8] In addition, three robotic Soviet Luna ...
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. The Moon faces Earth always with the same side, because tidal forces between Earth and the Moon have synchronized the Moon's rotation period with its orbital period (lunar month) at 29.5 Earth days.
Detailed view by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The image of the Moon here is drawn as is normally shown on maps, that is with north on top and west to the left. Astronomers traditionally turn the map to have south on top to correspond with the northern-hemisphere view in astronomical telescopes, which typically show the image upside
We have the Apollo missions to thank for a lot of our geological knowledge about the moon.
Interactive map of the Moon, centered on Ina; H. Masursky; G. W. Colton; F. El-Baz, eds. (1978). "Unusual Features". Apollo over the Moon. A view from orbit. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. — (contains parallel-view stereopair of Ina) Panoramic photos from Apollo 15 showing Ina: AS15-P-0176 and AS15-P-0181; Map of the region with ...
An interactive map showing how opioid abuse rates outpace treatment capacity 2 to 1. 350 Miles For Treatment. A HuffPo investigation into the dearth of treatment ...