The most comprehensive map of The Moon’s geology – IOTW Report

The most comprehensive map of The Moon’s geology

Science News: In the most comprehensive lunar map yet, the moon looks like it’s been playing paintball.

Each splash of color identifies a discrete rock or sediment formation, including craters, basins and ancient lava fields. For instance, “the darker, more earth tones are these highland-type terrains, and the reds and the purples tend to be more of these volcanic and lava flow materials,” says geologist James Skinner of the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Ariz., who helped make the map, released April 20 by the USGS. (For more details on exactly what those colors mean, check out the map in all its glory here.)

The Unified Geologic Map of the Moon, as it’s called, combines information from six regional lunar maps created during the Apollo era, as well as recent spacecraft observations. more here

21 Comments on The most comprehensive map of The Moon’s geology

  1. I came up with this idea during a celestial discussion I was having with Copernicus – or maybe it was that wop guy – can’t remember – but I’m glad they finally got around to doing it.

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  2. Oh my God!
    The Moon is the Corona virus!

    I still stick with the notion that government has developed one spherical illustration and they use it for everything.

    OK. Just kidding.

    Kinda.

    Is there a Department of Spherical Illustrations?

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  3. “Is there a Department of Spherical Illustrations?”

    Actually, it’s the “Spherical Illustrations Agency” at the moment – it will be upgraded to Departmental status after the elections.

    izlamo delenda est …

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  4. Wow, and just think. Three years ago all we had was black and white. And now color. It just feels so 1950s. Doesn’t it?

    https://greenbankobservatory.org/lunar_radar/ .

    https://public.nrao.edu/gallery/radar-map-of-our-moon/ .

    “..the radar shows us variations in the abundance of rocks larger than about 10 cm in diameter and differences in the chemistry of rocks that form the Moon’s crust.”

    Oh, there was some color back then, too.

    https://www.aui.edu/news/green-bank-telescope-snaps-new-hot-photos-moon/ .

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