The German Aerospace Centre’s Moon Atlas – choose your next observation targets using satellite data from lunar orbit!
- 88 double-page maps of the entire near side of the Moon
- Digital terrain model calculated at the DLR
- 100 billion measurement points from Stereo photographs and laser surveying
- Computer-generated images in red-light-compatible colour scheme
- Each double-page spread features a contour map with the official names of the International Astronomik Union and a shaded topographic map
- Depiction of the terminator at sunrise and sunset for each individual map
- Profile sections connecting the highest and lowest points on the terrain
- Landing sites of all spacecraft that have reached the Moon from 1959 to 2025
- Index of 1,400 lunar features
The DLR Moon Atlas showcases the beauty of the lunar landscapes in precise cartographic detail. It is also a tool for preparing and interpreting observations, without, however, prejudging the user’s own findings.
The author, Dr Martin Knapmeyer, born in 1967, studied geophysics in Frankfurt and obtained his doctorate in Bochum. As a scientist at the German Space Flight Centre, he was involved in seismic experiments for the ESA’s Rosetta mission on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and NASA’s InSight mission on Mars. His fascination with the Moon was first sparked by the Apollo missions.
