{"id":1787453,"date":"2019-06-21T10:29:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1787453"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:29:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:29:51","slug":"many-moon-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/06\/many-moon-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Moon Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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National Geographic<\/em>\u2019s 1969 map of the Moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 almost upon us, there’s been an uptick in moon-related content, which includes moon-related map<\/em> content. For example:<\/p>\n

New Exhibition.<\/strong> Opening today at The Map House in London, The Mapping of the Moon: 1669-1969<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, an exhibition of three centuries of lunar cartography. “The exhibition includes rare early 17th and 18th Century observations of the moon from astronomers such as Athanasius Kircher and Jean-Dominique Cassini, important maps produced by NASA for lunar exploration, globes and signed material by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean and Jim Lovell.” Runs until 21 July. [ARTFIXDaily<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

New Map.<\/strong> The July 2019 issue of National Geographic<\/em> has a new map of the Moon<\/a> that updates the 1969 painted version (see above) with a mosaic based on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery. I don’t know whether that means a physical version of the map will be included with the issue as an insert, but I hope it does.<\/p>\n

New Way to Navigate.<\/strong> NASA has a post on using GPS on the Moon<\/a>. Now, I’d thought that using GPS on another world would require the deployment of a GPS satellite constellation around said world. No, this is about using Earth-orbiting GPS signals for lunar<\/em> navigation, which simulations suggest is possible. The mind boggles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 almost upon us, there’s been an uptick in moon-related content, which includes moon-related map content. For example: New Exhibition. 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