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Mapping of the moon: Past and presentThe present work provides an outline of the history of the efforts to map the topography of the surface of the moon, from the days of pre-telescopic astronomy to the present. The first part of the book covers the time span from 1600 to 1960 and reproduces numerous examples of this early, earth-based selenographic work. The manned lunar missions in the 1960's revolutionized the science of lunar mapping with their high-resolution, close-range photography of the moon. In 1959, a comprehensive lunar mapping program was initiated by two DOD mapping agencies - the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (ACIC) and the U.S. Army Map Service (AMS). In the course of this program, the cause of lunar mapping enlisted for the first time the services of professional cartographers; the outcome of their efforts speedily relegated all previous work into absolescence. The methods and results of this work are described, and the underlying principles of physical selenodesy are set forth, including the definition of lunar coordinates and the methods for a determination of three-dimensional coordinates of lunar features. A section is included on lunar mapping in the U.S.S.R.
Document ID
19740060524
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
Kopal, Z.
(Manchester, Victoria University Manchester, United Kingdom)
Carder, R. W.
(U.S. Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center St. Louis, Mo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A43274
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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