USGS scientists use their expertise in map-making to catalog the geology of the moon. They stitched together six Apollo-era moon maps combined with modern satellite data to create a 360 degree view of ...

A new high-resolution geological map of the Moon was recently released online. Ji et al. 2022/Science Bulletin. A research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released a new high ...

Scientists have stitched together the highest-resolution topographic map of the moon ever created, using observations made by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft.

High-quality maps of the moon also enable safe lunar landings. In turn, astronauts can collect precious samples of lunar rocks and further our knowledge about Earth's closest celestial companion.

In fact, the new map is a synthesis of six maps developed during the 1960s and 1970s when NASA last flew missions to the Moon as part of the Apollo program. They’ve been amalgamated and updated ...

The map could provide useful for NASA's Artemis program, which intends to land the "first woman and next man" on the moon by 2024 with a long-term goal of establishing a sustainable presence on ...

The maps did a good job of showing the basic layout of the moon. New technology has made it possible to create an updated map and “turn it into information scientists can use,” says Skinner.

NASA has officially revealed three new scientific instruments that will be mounted on Artemis mission's lunar rover and ...

Since June 2009, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling the moon, compiling data for the first full topographic map of its surface. The data implies that 3.9 billion years ago ...

The age of Mare Orientale could act like a lunar Rosetta stone for dating the age of the moon's other giant impact basins. Space. Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions.

Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions. Keith Cooper. Fri, November 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM UTC. 5 min read.