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This visualization uses a digital 3D model of the Moon built from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter global elevation maps and image mosaics. My favourite part is the lighting and how the shadows move. In fact, the lighting is derived from actual Sun angles during lunar days in 2018!


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