Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

“Unified geological map of the moon” - this is the name of the interactive map released by the US Geological Survey. The satellite surface of our planet and geological characteristics are presented here in great detail. Scientists have been working on the map for several decades, and now, combining a lot of collected data, they have released a product that will be of interest to both specialists and the general public.

The scale of the map is 1: 5.000.000, such an increase made it possible to reflect the relief of the moon in great detail. The information will be invaluable for those who are planning missions to Earth’s satellite. The event was commented on by former NASA astronaut Jim Reilly. He said that people were always fascinated by the Moon, but did not know before what its surface was.

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