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KStars is a free and open-source planetarium program built using the KDE Frameworks. It is available for Linux, BSD, macOS, and Microsoft Windows. A light version of KStars is available for Android devices. It provides an accurate graphical representation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time.
This is a list of free and open-source software for geological data handling and interpretation. The list is split into broad categories, depending on the intended use of the software and its scope of functionality. Notice that 'free and open-source' requires that the source code is available and users are given a free software license.
In February 2012, the Chinese government released a complete lunar map constructed from Chang'e 2's data, claiming that it was the highest-resolution map of the entire Moon yet recorded. [29] The full dataset, including the map with resolutions of 7, 20 and 50 m, and elevations model with resolutions of 20 and 50 m, is available for free ...
The Atlas crater was the primary landing site of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 by ispace, that launched on December 11, 2022. [4] separating from the rocket 47 minutes later at a distance around 970 kilometres (600 mi) away from Earth.
Lunar south polar region map (>80°S). Aerial view of the lunar south polar region with Malapert crater marked. The rim of Malapert forms an irregular ring of peaks around the interior floor. The western side of the rim is overlain by what appear to be impact craters. There are also small craters overlying the southeastern rim.
Aristarchus is a lunar impact crater that lies in the northwest part of the Moon's near side. It is considered the brightest of the large formations on the lunar surface, with an albedo nearly double that of most lunar features.
Tycho (/ ˈ t aɪ k oʊ /) is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601). [2] It is estimated to be 108 million years old. [3] To the south of Tycho is the crater Street, to the east is Pictet, and to the north-northeast is Sasserides. The surface around ...
Selenochromatic Image (Si) of crater area Oblique view of Atlas and Hercules from Apollo 16 Atlas (upper right) and Hercules (lower left) Lunar craters Atlas and Hercules at center, near the terminator as viewed from Earth. Hercules is a prominent crater located in the northeast part of the Moon, to the west of the crater Atlas.