New moon atlas the most detailed ever

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Now we’re going to get “Oval Mooners”…

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By coincidence, today I received a used copy of Rükl’s Atlas of the Moon. Not as much detail as the super-jpeg in the article, but more than enough detail for me. And I love the old-school hand-drawn aesthetic.

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“Every question in geology starts with looking at a geological map,”

Speaking as a geologist, I think he’s wrong. Every question in geology starts with finding out what happens when you hit it with a hammer.

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Does it have borders and flags yet?

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Flags? Yes!

ETA:
Since Luna 2!

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What no Gall-Peters projection? Bah!

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