Virtual Moon Atlas
Virtual Moon Atlas is a program that allows users to
observe and study the moon and its surface. It can visualize the Moon
aspect for every date and hour and pilot computerized telescopes on the
Moon surface.
Virtual Moon Atlas displays a 3D lunar globe which can be
magnified, rotated, and navigated. On its left panel, the program
provides us with a thorough study of the lunar surface with an amazing
level of detail, which includes its dimension, position, its craters
and formations.
This software is used in the Chandrayaan 1 lunar mission
prepation, books, magazines, observatories, universities and web
sites.
Features include:
- Study lunar formations with unique database of more than
9000 entries and more than 7000 pictures library
- Uses Open GL "Full 3D Moon globe" and "Goto" mounts driving
- Phases and librations display
- Double windows display
- Airbrush with and without albedo” textures” and
“Clementine” photographic texture with 1000 m resolution
- Multi windows and scientific overlays use
- Atlun - the mapping module
- Datlun - a database manager with powerful sort functions
- Photlun - a pictures library management module
- Very high resolution textures
- 39 Scientific overlays
- Interfaced with SkyChart
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