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Accession Number:
AD0265049
Title:
TOPOGRAPHIC LUNAR MAPPING AT THE ARMY MAP SERVICE
Corporate Author:
ARMY MAP SERVICE WASHINGTON D C
Report Date:
1961-09-01
Abstract:
With the advent of the space age and subsequent studies suggesting the possibility of landings on the moon the requirements for a topographic lunar map became apparent. This report describes the steps taken by the Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, to prepare such a map, in two sheets, of the visible surface at a scale of 15,000,000 with 1000-meter contours plus 500-meter auxiliary contours on a modified stereographic projection. Author
Pages:
0001
File Size:
0.00MB
