From the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference going on this week in The Woodlands, Texas…

Integrated Lunar Web-GIS Environment Using Data Obtained by Lunar Exploration

J. Terazono, N. Asada, H. Demura, N. Hirata, K. Saiki, A. Iwasaki, R. Oka, T. Hayashi, T. Suzuki, H. Miyamoto, J. Haruyama, M. Ohtake, T. Matsunaga, S. Sobue, H. Okumura, T. Fujita, and A. Yamamoto

The report of current implementation and development status about integrated GIS infrastructure using lunar exploration data including Kaguya, Japanese lunar explorer.

Geology of Antoniadi Crater, South Pole Aitken Basin, Moon

E. Dominov and S. C.  Mest

Antoniadi crater is unique for three reasons: 1) unique impact crater shape; 2) deep impact depth; and 3) smooth crater floor material. Research was done by utilizing ArcGIS program in mapping the ejecta blanket of Antoniadi and crater counting.