New Tiles for the Moon
Version 11 adds an improved set of tiles for the Moon, with zooms from 1 to 9.
This is the location of the landing site for the Apollo 15 mission.
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landing =
Entity["MannedSpaceMission", "Apollo15"][
EntityProperty["MannedSpaceMission", "LandingPosition"]]Out[1]=
Plot a geo marker on an orthographic map of the near side of the Moon.
In[2]:=
GeoGraphics[GeoMarker[landing], GeoProjection -> "Orthographic",
GeoRange -> All, GeoGridLines -> Quantity[20, "AngularDegrees"],
GeoGridLinesStyle -> Directive[Opacity[0.3], LightBlue],
Background -> Black]Out[2]=
The landing site is located near the eastern edge of the Mare Imbrium.
In[3]:=
GeoGraphics[GeoMarker[landing], GeoProjection -> "Orthographic",
GeoRange -> All, GeoGridLines -> Quantity[20, "AngularDegrees"],
GeoGridLinesStyle -> Directive[Opacity[0.3], LightBlue],
Background -> Black];
Show[%, GeoRange -> Quantity[200, "Miles"],
GeoGridLines -> Quantity[2, "AngularDegrees"]]Out[3]=
Zoom in further.
In[4]:=
landing =
Entity["MannedSpaceMission", "Apollo15"][
EntityProperty["MannedSpaceMission", "LandingPosition"]];
Show[%, GeoRange -> Quantity[200, "Miles"],
GeoGridLines -> Quantity[2, "AngularDegrees"]];
Show[%, GeoRange -> Quantity[15, "Miles"],
GeoGridLines -> Quantity[.2, "AngularDegrees"]]Out[4]=
