Lunar Global Topographic Map (IMAGE)

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Lunar Global Topographic Map

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This is a lunar global topographic map with a grid size of 0.0625o×0.0625o based on the CE-1 lunar DEM model CLTM-s01. In Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection, the left is the far side with centric longitude of 180oE and the right is the near side with central longitude of 0oE. The new topographic characteristics (highlighted by black circles in the figure) discovered by the CE-1 laser are the impact basin Fitzgerald-Jackson (25oN, 191oE) and the impact crater Wugang (13oN, 189oE) on the far side, and the volcanic deposit highland Yutu (14oN, 308oE) on the near side.

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