Image: Clementine albedo simp750
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Description: A global albedo map of the Moon obtained from the Clementine mission. The dark regions are the lunar maria, whereas the lighter regions are the highlands. The image is a cylindrical projection, with longitude increasing left to right from -180 E to 180 E and latitude decreasing from top to bottom from 90 N to 90 S. The center of the image corresponds to the mean sub-Earth point, 0 N and 0 E.
Title: Clementine albedo simp750
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Author: Image processing by the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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