14 DAY TRIAL // At the European Planetary Science Congress, held in Madrid today, September 25, researchers at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University presented a series of 3D images of the lunar surface, put together from data relayed to Earth by a NASA spacecraft.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) used several of its instruments to collect high-resolution images of the lunar surface. It has been collecting data since arriving in orbit around Earth's natural satellite, back in 2009, Space reports.
“Anaglyphs are used to better understand the 3D structure of the lunar surface. This visualization is extremely helpful to scientists in understanding the sequence and structures on the surface of the Moon in a qualitative way,” expert Sarah Mattson told attendants at the conference.
Hundreds of 3D images have been produced to date, all thanks to a new imaging technique Mattson and her colleagues at UA and ASU developed.