Coordinates of anthropogenic features on the Moon

•We derive precise and accurate coordinates for many man-made objects on the Moon.•Multiple LROC images enable us to refine coordinates of objects to within 10m.•These new coordinates match known reference points to within 5m. High-resolution images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC...

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Published in:Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2017-02, Vol.283, p.92-103
Main Authors: Wagner, R.V., Nelson, D.M., Plescia, J.B., Robinson, M.S., Speyerer, E.J., Mazarico, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cameras
Craters
Data reduction techniques
Image processing
Lunar spacecraft
Mathematical models
Missions
Moon
Moon, surface
Spacecraft
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Summary:•We derive precise and accurate coordinates for many man-made objects on the Moon.•Multiple LROC images enable us to refine coordinates of objects to within 10m.•These new coordinates match known reference points to within 5m. High-resolution images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) reveal the landing locations of recent and historic spacecraft and associated impact sites across the lunar surface. Using multiple images of each site acquired between 2009 and 2015, an improved Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) ephemeris, and a temperature-dependent camera orientation model, we derived accurate coordinates (
ISSN:0019-1035
1090-2643
DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.05.011