Planets and Moons
ID: 4226
This image set is formatted for NASA's hyperwall, a tiled display with a combined resolution of up to 9600 x 3240.
The whorls and impressionistic color palette of this slope map of the Moon are reminiscent of Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night," which is one reason it was featured in LRO's The Moon as Art collection. The map is a product of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) laser altimeter (LOLA). It shows the steepness of the lunar terrain, from crater walls and mountainsides (red and white) to flat crater floors (blue and purple).
A visualization of the same part of the Moon in natural color and light reveals that the whorls are the steep sides and rims of craters.
Hyperwall: LOLA Slope Map
The whorls and impressionistic color palette of this slope map of the Moon are reminiscent of Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night," which is one reason it was featured in LRO's The Moon as Art collection. The map is a product of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) laser altimeter (LOLA). It shows the steepness of the lunar terrain, from crater walls and mountainsides (red and white) to flat crater floors (blue and purple).
A visualization of the same part of the Moon in natural color and light reveals that the whorls are the steep sides and rims of craters.
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Visualization Credits
Ernie Wright (USRA): Lead Animator
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
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The Moon
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SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4226
Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
Data Used: Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.
This item is part of this series:
The Moon
Keywords:
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> LOLA
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
