Looking for a Lunar altitude map

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A user is seeking a lunar altitude map that displays sea-level and varying colors based on altitude. They struggled to find resources online but received helpful links to relevant data archives, including Clementine gravitational and topographical information. Another participant shared Matlab code to process the data, directing users to download a specific file from the provided archive. The discussion highlights the availability of specialized lunar topographical data and tools for analysis. Overall, participants successfully exchanged valuable resources for lunar altitude mapping.
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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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