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See what Charles A. Wood (author of "The Modern Moon: A Personal View") has to say about it here and here.
This app has two sets of maps. The first one covers most of the nearside and contains about 1200 named formations. Lunar Orbiter maps cover the whole Moon: over 8000 names, including lettered craters. You can toggle between maps using Map button.
To view a map click on a map number in the index map. You can scroll around the map and you can mirror or rotate it. You can zoom in and out by pinching. Tap "Search" button to select a name from a list.
On iPhone screen 1 mm is about 3 km on the moon with maximum zoom. You can zoom between 0.5x–1.5x.
Lunar Orbiter maps. Scale: 1 mm on screen is about 1.3 km on the moon with maximum zoom. Zoom range: 0.5x–2.0x.
Map numbering system is from Lunar Astronautical Charts (LAC).
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Demo movie version 1.5.1
About the maps
1:10 million-scale Shaded Relief and Color-coded Topography Lunar Maps (USGS, coordinate frame CLCN), converted to grayscale
Polar areas (latitudes 45° to 90°):
Latitudes between 50° N to 50° S:
Lunar Orbiter maps (USGS, coordinate frame ULCN 2005)
Scale 1:1 million.
Polar areas (latitudes 80° to 90°):
Latitudes between 16° to 80°:
Latitudes between 0° to 16°:
Credits
Maps, nomenclature and feature data: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Index maps: ACIC and DMAAC
Icon photo: NASA
Recent version history
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Having problems with your iPhone or iPod touch? Try these instructions from Apple. Usually restarting your device solves most problems.
This moon map contains over 650 named formations. It also shows landing sites of Apollo missions. You can zoom between 0.5x–1.5x.
Tap the moon to select an area. You can scroll around the map and you can mirror or rotate it. You can zoom in and out by pinching. Tap "Search" button to select a name from a list. On iPhone screen 1 mm is about 7.5 km on the moon with maximum zoom.
About the map
Lunar Chart LPC-1
Polar areas (latitudes 45° to 90°):
Latitudes between 45° N to 45° S:
Published by U.S. Defense Mapping Agency for NASA (2nd Edition February 1979)
Moon photo and chart LPC-1 credit: NASA.
Chart scans credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute.
Version history
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1.2.2:
1.2.1:
1.2:
1.1:
This Moon map contains over 200 named formations. You can zoom between 0.5x–1.5x. On iPhone screen 1 mm is about 10 km on the moon with maximum zoom.
Tap a button to select an area. You can scroll around the map and you can zoom in and out by pinching. Tap "Search" button to select a name from a list.
About the map
Geological Investigations Series I-2769 by U.S. Geological Survey 2002.
Scale 1:10 000 000 at 0° latitude and 0° longitude.
Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection.
Moon map credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Moon photo credit: NASA
Version history
1.1.3:
1.1.2:
1.1.1:
1.1: