Check out the surface of the moon in a 100 mega resolution photo!

Scientifically speaking, the moon is “only” the earth's natural satellite. In fact, it has some influence on our planet. An example of this is that the alignment between the Sun and our world's loyal companion controls the tides.

But aside from what has already been proven, there are several other areas where popular belief suggests that the satellite exercises its power. Therefore, there are people who only get their hair cut on the waxing moon as a way to encourage the fast and healthy growth of the hair. Not to mention how much it is worshiped among writers, poets, composers and those who enjoy observing the sky and space.

If you have always dreamed of seeing details of the lunar soil and have never had the opportunity to do so with the help of proper equipment, now this task has become easier.

Seán Doran, who works with NASA's RAW image processing, uses his free time to create very high resolution videos and photos of some of these space agency records. In his latest project, he selected and merged some images captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and generated a 100 megapixel photo of the moon.

Each puzzle image has a resolution of 100 meters per pixel and covers an area of ​​approximately 60 kilometers of the lunar surface. After joining them together, Doran used a technique known as push broom, which made it possible to transform the flat image into a spherical one.

The result is a magnificent photo with amazing details of the lunar surface. To download it, click here. To view it at a resolution of 0.62 gigapixels, access GigaPan via this link.

In Doran's YouTube channel, we can see beautiful images in short videos that show the Earth, the Sun, Jupiter, among other stars. In the example below, which can be viewed in 4K, we get the feeling of flying over the moon.

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Check out the surface of the moon in a 100 mega resolution photo! via TecMundo