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Lunar Mapping at Lowell Observatory

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Mapping of the Moon

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 50))

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From September 1961 through April 1969 the USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (ACIC) maintained a staff of cartographic visual observers, scientific illustrators and photographers at Lowell Observatory to compile detailed lunar charts from visual telescopic observations.

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References

  • Greenacre, James A.: 1964, ‘Lunar Color Phenomena’, ACIC Technical Paper No. 12, May.

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  • Holmes, Howard C. and Cannell, William D.: 1962, ‘From Mars to the Moon’, Rev. Pop. Astron., September–October.

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Kopal, Z., Carder, R.W. (1974). Lunar Mapping at Lowell Observatory. In: Mapping of the Moon. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2133-3_7

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