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Davies et al. 1994
Davies, M.E., Colvin, T.R., Meyer, D.L. and Nelson, S. (1994). The unified lunar control network: 1994 version. Journal of Geophysical Research 99: doi: 10.1029/94JE01865. issn: 0148-0227.

The objective of the unified lunar control network is to combine a series of control networks into one compatible network with its origin at the center of mass of the Moon and its coordinates referred to the mean Earth/polar axis system. The initial unified system contained 130 nearside points from Apollo data and 1026 from telescopic data. It also contained ten Mariner 10 points. The total number of points was 1166. The current network includes modifications to the past network and extends the coverage. Coordinates of points north of the Apollo region have been recomputed based on Galileo images from the second Earth-Moon flyby. Coordinates of points in the Apollo region were held fixed; however, coordinates of points north of the Apollo region in the telescopic region and many Mariner 10 points were recomputed. All of the Mariner 10 points were remeasured and integrated into the network. Additional points in the Apollo region including the farside have been added. The unified network now contains 1478 points. Apollo, Mariner 10, and Galileo pictures all contained some farside points. The coordinates of the 1478 points are available only in the microfiche supplement to this paper. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1994

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Geodesy and Gravity, Control surveys, Geodesy and Gravity, Photogrammetry, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Origin and evolution, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Surface materials and properties
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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