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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790405403321

Autore

Bussey Ben

Titolo

The Clementine atlas of the moon / / Ben Bussey and Paul D. Spudis [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-27821-X

0-521-81528-2

0-511-47082-7

1-316-09059-0

1-107-27495-8

1-107-27372-2

1-107-27698-5

Edizione

[Revised and updated ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (lii, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

523.3/022/3

Soggetti

Moon Maps

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di contenuto

Part I. The Moon -- Part II. The Clementine lunar atlas.

Sommario/riassunto

The highly successful Clementine mission gave scientists their first global look at the Moon. Based on information gathered from this mission combined with data from recent missions, this unique atlas contains 144 maps covering the entire lunar surface, along with colour plates showing the Moon's composition and physical properties. The first part of the atlas describes the origin and geological evolution of the Moon and gives a brief history of lunar science and exploration, while the second features double-page spreads consisting of Clementine images paired with newly created shaded-relief maps generated from LROC topography data. This edition has been fully revised and extended to cover the armada of new missions that have launched since 2004. With one of the most complete and up-to-date lunar nomenclature databases, this is an indispensable reference for professional planetary and space scientists, amateur astronomers, and lunar enthusiasts.