Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe was affixed to two weeks to photograph the Moon. He collected 1,300 images that were composed in a mosaic monster of 24,000 x 24,000 pixels. The full version you can zoom in far and wide, with a level of detail never seen before. Photo: Mosaic of the near side of the Moon, obtained with the Wide Angle Camera of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State University
If you head to the moon, and you should concentrate on the job, try to unplug it and do to really jump on our satellite. A stroll here difficult disappoint you (and maybe will help you return to Earth). The website, developed by the team of NASA and University of Arizona, contains a navigable and zoomable map of the Moon far and wide with a impressive level of detail, up to 145 meters per pixel.
The image was obtained with the Wide Angle Camera mounted on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. For two weeks in mid-December 2010, the satellite has been affixed to photograph the Moon's near side, obtaining more than 1,300 high resolution images. From the composition of the photos came the largest and most detailed map of the Moon: a monstrous mosaic of 24,000 x 24,000 pixels. The effect is nothing short of spectacular.
In the photo above you can see a a mini version of 1400 x 1400, pixels with labels of geographical places, but the full version zoomable is the most fun (to see which areas you are moving into the moon, look up the right mobile blue rectangle on the moon in miniature ).
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