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Exaggerated Laser Altimetry Globes K. M. Kirby, esq. 10-17-2006
Posted by K. M. Kirby, esq. on October 17, 2006, 5:06 pm
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 Here's a link for a new (to me) product on the market -- Venusian,
Earthite and Martian globes that are made from laser altimetry data at
exaggerated scales:

http://www.reliefglobe.com


Can they manufacture the lunar version yet?


The 40X Mars globe could help determine whether Argyre Planitia and its
antipodal region fit the requirements for paleopoles -- using the
assumption that the ice cap itself was much larger while the northern
sea still existed.


Posted by Henry Spencer on October 19, 2006, 8:26 pm
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>Here's a link for a new (to me) product on the market -- Venusian,
>Earthite and Martian globes that are made from laser altimetry data at
>exaggerated scales:
>http://www.reliefglobe.com
>Can they manufacture the lunar version yet?

No -- we have no good altimetry data near the lunar poles. (Clementine's
elliptical orbit never went low enough over the poles for its altimeter to
get data there.)
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Posted by K. M. Kirby, esq. on October 23, 2006, 6:39 pm
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Henry Spencer wrote:

> >Can they manufacture the lunar version yet?
>
> No -- we have no good altimetry data near the lunar poles. (Clementine's
> elliptical orbit never went low enough over the poles for its altimeter to
> get data there.)

The globe website reveals that rough lunar globes are possible:

http://www.reliefglobe.com/moon_price.html


This company has an interesting product and I hope that sharper and
more detailed versions will be possible...perhaps with a larger-sized
globe that is given a precise finish by hand.


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