Fig. 1: Global rockfall distribution heat map. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Global rockfall distribution heat map.

From: Impacts drive lunar rockfalls over billions of years

Fig. 1

Heat maps of lunar global rockfall distribution in both equirectangular (70°N to 70°S) and polar projection (60°N to 80°N and 60°S to 80°S). Mapping results above 75°N and below 75°S might be less complete due to challenging illumination conditions (indicated by transparent white areas). Rockfall density is given in rockfalls per square degrees, i.e., the number of rockfalls per 2° latitude by 2° longitude quadrangle. The labeled black circles denote details shown in Fig. 2. Inset shows examples of rockfalls and their tracks with various sizes: detail of LRO NAC (LROC) image M113934119LC. Global WAC mosaic in the background40. NAC image credits to LROC/ASU/NASA.

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