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Topography of the Moon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Lunar science ) Jump to navigation Jump to search For music album, see Selenography (album) . Topography of the Moon. STL 3D model of the Moon with 10× elevation exaggeration rendered with data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The topography of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon , cartography of the Moon , selenography , or selenodesy [1] ) is the mapping of the Moon 's surface and the study of its shape . It has been measured by the methods of laser altimetry and stereo image analysis , including data obtained during several missions. The most visible topographical feature is the giant far side South Pole-Aitken basin , which possesses the lowest elevations of the Moon. The highest elevations are ...