Moon Color-Coded Topography and Shaded Relief Maps of the Lunar Hemispheres
This publication is a set of three sheets of topographic maps that presents color-coded topographic data digitally merged with shaded relief data. Adopted figure: The figure for the Moon, used for the computation of the map projection, is a sphere with a radius of 1737.4 km. Because the Moon has no surface water, and hence no sea level, the datum (the 0 km contour) for elevations is defined as the radius of 1737.4 km. Coordinates are based on the mean Earth/polar axis (M.E.) coordinates system, the z axis is the axis of the Moon's rotation, and the x axis is the mean Earth direction. The center of mass is the origin of the coordinate system. The equator lies in the x-y plane and the prime meridian lies in the x-z plane with east longitude values being positive. Projection: The projection is Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection. The scale factor at the central latitude and central longitude point is 1:10,000,000. For the near side hemisphere the central latitude and central longitude point is at 0° and 0°. For the far side hemisphere the central latitude and central longitude point is at 0° and 180°.
- Mimetype
- application/pdf
- Filename
- Moon-Color-Coded-Topography-and-Shaded-Relief-Maps-of-the-Lunar-Hemispheres.pdf
- Publisher
- USGS Astrogeology Science Center
- Publication Date
- 2 January 2002
- Originator
- Group
- Added to Astropedia
- 2 May 2016
- Modified
- 7 November 2017
General
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Shaded-Relief Map
- Series Id
- 2769
Keywords
- Target
- Moon
- Theme
- Cartography, Remote Sensing, Topography
- Mission
Contact and Distribution
- Access Instructions
- 3 Maps: 109 x 84 cm
Geospatial Information
- Quad Name