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Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia

This book is the first to document in depth the history of lunar and planetary cartography in Russia. The first map of the far side of the Moon was made with the participation of Lomonosov Moscow University (Sternberg Astronomical Institute, MSU) in 1960. The developed mapping technologies were then...

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Main Authors: Shevchenko, Vladislav. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Rodionova, Zhanna. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Michael, Gregory. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 425
Subjects:
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Planetology.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Geophysics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21039-1
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Introduction
  • Luna 3 - the first map of the far side of the Moon
  • Dr. Yu. Lipskiy and his method of deciphering of the Luna 3 pictures
  • The First Atlas of the Far side of the Moon
  • The First Globe of the Moon 1:13 60 000.

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