NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North
Pole
Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO),
have created the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon’s north polar
region. The six-and-a-half feet (two-meters)-per-pixel images cover an area
equal to more than one-quarter of the United States.
The images making up the mosaic were taken by the two LRO Narrow Angle
Cameras, which are part of the instrument suite known as the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC). The cameras can record a tremendous
dynamic range of lit and shadowed areas.
Web viewers can zoom in and out, and pan around an area. Constructed from
10,581 pictures, the mosaic provides enough detail to see textures and subtle
shading of the lunar terrain. Consistent lighting throughout the images makes it
easy to compare different regions.
To view the image with zoom and pan capability,
visit:
http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/gigapan.
Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State
University
NASA
Guillermo Gonzalo Sánchez Achutegui
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