Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon [Hardcover]

Removes the scanning artefacts and transmission imperfections to produce a most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface.

To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view.

Organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photographs.

In 1967, Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 sent back to Earth a superb series of photographs of the surface of the Moon, despite severe degradation caused by scanning artifacts and the reconstruction processes involved in transmission from lunar orbit.

Using 21^st century techniques, Charles Byrne  previously System Engineer of the Apollo Program for Lunar Orbiter Photography  has removed the artifacts and imperfections to produce the most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface.

The book has been organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photographs. The photographs are striking for their consistent Sun angles (for uniform appearance). All features have been identified with their current IAU-approved names, and each photograph has been located in terms of latitude and longitude. To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view.

Overview of the AtlasLunar Orbiter Mission 4The MissionOverview of the Nearside of the MoonOrganization of the PhotosOrientale Basin RegionHumorum Basin RegionImbrium Basin RegionNectaris Basin RegionSerenitatis Basin RegionEastern Basins RegionNorth Polar RegionSouth Polar RegionGlossaryReferences

From the reviews:

Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006)

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