China has revealed the most detailed atlas of the moon ever made. The high-resolution geological map is the first major update of lunar information since NASA's Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s.
Researchers began the mapping project in 2012 with the aim of making it easier to select landing sites and resource locations for China's future moon missions. The scientists who made the atlas, which is available in both Chinese and English, say that it will be useful for other countries too. RELATED STORIES—China's secret space plane deploys 6 unknown objects in orbit, and some are emitting signals—China successfully grows lettuce and tomatoes aboard Tiangong space station
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