Geology topics
Publications and source records attributed to Raymond M. Batson.
Describes every planet, moon, and body that has been the subject of a NASA mission, including images of 30 solar system objects and maps of 26 objects. The presentation includes geologic history, geologic and reference maps, and shaded relief maps.
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This is a catalog of all pictures taken from the lunar module or the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 lunar stay with electric Hasselblad cameras on 70 mm film. A few pictures were taken from lunar orbit on Magazine A. These are not listed in the tabulations.
Stereoscopic pictures returned by surface-based imaging systems can be used to reconstruct the topography of landing sites on Mars and other planets. Large surface relief with respect to distance and the large scale variation inherent in surface-based pictures produce problems in stereoscopic measurement very different from those presented by high altitude photography. Optical-mechanical scanning systems, or facsimile cameras, facilitate accurate reconstruction of landing site topography because of the linearity of system photometric response and the accuracy with which image geometry can be measured.