Lunar Orbiter photographic atlas of the near side of the Moon / Charles J. Byrne.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : Springer 2005Description: x, 329 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm)Content type:- cartographic image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1852338865
- 9781852338862
- G1000.3 .B9 2005
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 523.3 BYR | Available | T00801882 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Removes the scanning artefacts and transmission imperfections to produce a most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface.
To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view.
Organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photographs.
One CD-ROM inside back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Included CD-ROM contains all the enhanced and cleaned photographs for screen viewing, lectures, etc.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Overview of the Atlas (p. 1)
- 1.1 Content (p. 1)
- 1.2 How to Use This Atlas (p. 1)
- 1.3 Large-Scale Maps (p. 2)
- 2 Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 (p. 5)
- 2.1 The Mission (p. 5)
- 2.2 Mission Design (p. 5)
- 2.3 The Cameras (p. 5)
- 2.4 The Film (p. 5)
- 2.5 Scanning and Reconstruction (p. 7)
- 2.6 Scanning Artifacts (p. 7)
- 2.7 Cleaning the Images (p. 7)
- 3 Overview of the Near Side of the Moon (p. 8)
- 3.1 Origin of the Moon (p. 8)
- 3.2 The Near Side Versus the Far Side (p. 8)
- 3.3 Mare and Highlands (p. 8)
- 3.4 Basins (p. 9)
- 3.5 Landmarks for Geography (p. 9)
- 3.6 Descriptions of Landmark Regions (p. 9)
- Orientale Basin Region (p. 10)
- Humorum Basin Region (p. 10)
- Imbrium Basin Region (p. 10)
- Nectaris Basin Region (p. 10)
- Serenitatis Basin Region (p. 10)
- Eastern Basins Region (p. 10)
- North Polar Region (p. 10)
- South Polar Region (p. 10)
- 3.7 The Ages of the Lunar Features (p. 10)
- Estimating Ages (p. 10)
- Named Age Ranges (p. 10)
- 4 Organization of the Photos (p. 11)
- 4.1 Grouping by Landmark Regions (p. 11)
- 4.2 Order: West to East and South to North (p. 11)
- 4.3 Clean and Annotated Images (p. 11)
- 4.4 High-Resolution Frames and Subframes (p. 11)
- 4.5 Discussion Notes (p. 11)
- 4.6 Enclosed Compact Disc (CD) (p. 11)
- 5 Orientale Basin Region (p. 13)
- 5.1 Overview (p. 13)
- Orientale, the Archetype Multi-Ringed Basin (p. 13)
- Crater Morphology as a Function of Size (p. 14)
- Surroundings of the Orientale Basin (p. 14)
- 5.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 14)
- 6 Humorum Basin Region (p. 55)
- 6.1 Overview (p. 55)
- Basins, Maria, and Highlands (p. 55)
- Apollo Landings (p. 56)
- 6.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 56)
- 7 Imbrium Basin Region (p. 100)
- 7.1 Overview (p. 100)
- The Imbrium Basin (p. 100)
- Oceanus Procellarum (p. 100)
- Fra Mauro Formation (p. 101)
- 7.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 102)
- 8 Nectaris Basin Region (p. 155)
- 8.1 Overview (p. 155)
- Basins, Maria, and Highlands (p. 155)
- Apollo Landing (p. 156)
- 8.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 156)
- 9 Serenitatis Basin Region (p. 200)
- 9.1 Overview (p. 200)
- Serenitatis Basin (p. 201)
- Apollo Landings (p. 201)
- 9.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 201)
- 10 Eastern Basins Region (p. 244)
- 10.1 Overview (p. 244)
- The Crisium Basin (p. 244)
- The Australe Basin (p. 244)
- The Smythii Basin (p. 244)
- 10.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 244)
- 11 North Polar Region (p. 263)
- 11.1 Overview (p. 263)
- Mare Frigoris (p. 263)
- The Humboldtianum Basin (p. 264)
- The North Polar Highlands (p. 264)
- The North Pole (p. 264)
- 11.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 264)
- 12 South Polar Region (p. 291)
- 12.1 Overview (p. 291)
- Western Sector of the South Polar Region (p. 291)
- Central Sector of the South Polar Region (p. 291)
- Eastern Sector of the South Polar Region (p. 291)
- The South Pole (p. 291)
- 12.2 High-Resolution Images (p. 292)
- Glossary (p. 323)
- References (p. 324)
- General Index (p. 325)
- IAU Named Features (p. 327)