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Copernicus in 3D, Stefan Nebl

Copernicus in 3D

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Copernicus in 3D, Stefan Nebl

Copernicus in 3D

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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I took one of my high-resolution lunar photos of the Copernicus crater region and mapped it in 3D using experimental displacement data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC).

This shows the relative heights/depths of the craters and mountains in the region. For reference, Copernicus is ~93 km in diameter and ~3.8 km deep. The central uplifts (mountains in the middle are around 800 m high!

The FOV covers a region of ~410 sq.km.

LROC displacement data is freely available: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4720

I used the free 3D graphics program Blender to render the displacement model.

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Copernicus in 3D, Stefan Nebl