Looking for a Lunar altitude map

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around locating a lunar altitude map that represents "sea-level" and varying colors based on relative altitudes. Participants share resources and tools related to lunar topography data.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks a lunar altitude map with specific features and expresses difficulty finding it online.
  • Another participant provides several links to resources that contain lunar gravitational and topographical data, suggesting they may be useful for the original poster's needs.
  • A later reply confirms that the provided resources were helpful for the original poster.
  • One participant shares Matlab code and instructions for processing a specific data file related to lunar topography, indicating a practical approach to the problem.

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Participants generally agree on the usefulness of the provided resources, but there is no indication of disagreement or competing views regarding the topic.

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The discussion does not address potential limitations of the resources shared or assumptions regarding the data's applicability.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in lunar topography, data analysis using Matlab, or those seeking resources for lunar research may find this discussion beneficial.

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Hi all,

I'm trying to locate a map with a lunar "sea-level" and colors (or similar) which change based on relative altitudes.

I'm striking out online in my quick 15 minute search. Does anyone know of where I should be looking?

Thanks,
 
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If you haven't found anything yet, this might be of use:

http://www-pat.llnl.gov/clementine/other-data/other.html

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Teams/Geomatics/photogrammetry/topography_lunar.html#topic4

Not sure if you can use this but I found an archive which has Clementine gravitational and topographical data.

http://pds-geophys.wustl.edu/pds/clementine/gravity_topo/
 
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Thanks Jimmy,

just what I was looking for!
 
I'm glad you found what you needed. :smile:
 
All right, boys and girls,

I'm showing off now:

Matlab code is attached. You need to download the topogrd1.dat file from the archives on this site: (it's too big to attach)

http://pds-geophys.wustl.edu/pds/clementine/gravity_topo/

and run the attached code with both files in Matlab's current directory.
 

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