First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole [merged]

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NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole

Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon’s north polar region. The six-and-a-half feet (two-meters)-per-pixel images cover an area equal to more than one-quarter of the United States.

Web viewers can zoom in and out, and pan around an area. Constructed from 10,581 pictures, the mosaic provides enough detail to see textures and subtle shading of the lunar terrain. Consistent lighting throughout the images makes it easy to compare different regions.

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Navigate the moon with your mouse: Nasa releases giant gigapixel interactive image of the lunar north pole

Nasa image constructed from 10,581 photographs taken by an orbiting spacecraft

Covers an area equivalent to a quarter of the US

A complete printout would require a square sheet of paper wider than a football field

Took four years to create

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2583836/Explore-Moons-North-Pole-astonishing-gigapixel-interactive-image.html#ixzz2wQ8E4VWW

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