Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
by D.E. Hughes, J.K. Bowker
Publisher: Lunar and Planetary Institute 1971
ISBN/ASIN: B000GS8X46
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The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon by Bowker and Hughes (NASA SP-206) is considered the definitive reference manual to the global photographic coverage of the Moon. The images contained within the atlas are excellent for studying lunar morphology because they were obtained at low to moderate Sun angles.
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