Cartography: The Moon: Rougher than You Think

Title

Cartography: The Moon: Rougher than You Think

Identifier

10362

Abstract

Viewed with the naked eye or the world's biggest telescope, the moon looks flat. Because of its great distance, the sharpest irregularities on its surface show only because of the shadows that...

Publication Title

Time

Publication Date

1964-7-24

Files

Collection

TIME magazine

Reference

'Cartography: The Moon: Rougher than You Think', TIME magazine

Cite As

“Cartography: The Moon: Rougher than You Think,” Past Periodicals, accessed December 5, 2021, https://unsettlingscientificstories.omeka.net/items/show/70888.