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Cook et al. 2000
Cook, A.C., Watters, T.R., Robinson, M.S., Spudis, P.D. and Bussey, D.B.J. (2000). Lunar polar topography derived from Clementine stereoimages. Journal of Geophysical Research 105: doi: 10.1029/1999JE001083. issn: 0148-0227.

Clementine stereoimagery has been used to produce digital elevation models of the Moon, at a scale of ~1 km/pixel. These models cover regions poleward of 60¿ in both hemispheres and reveal topography beyond that covered by the Clementine laser altimeter or Earth-based radar. By combining these polar terrain models with the current Clementine laser altimeter data we have produced a global topographic map of the lunar surface. Several topographic features in the new polar topographic data set are described, including three previously unrecognized pre-Nectarian impact basins. Several known basins have also been mapped, including the southern extent of the South Pole-Aitken basin, and other previously suspected basins have been verified. ¿ 2000 American Geophysical Union

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Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Polar regions, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Impact phenomena, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Surfaces and interiors, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Instruments and techniques
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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