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Moon Atlas

Name: Moon Atlas
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Rating: 3.98 (99 reviews)

Unveiling the lunar surface at your fingertips. The app delivers detailed lunar exploration, putting command of the cosmos directly into users' hands.

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Key Figures

Downloads

25k+

User Rating

4.0/5

Total Ratings

Publisher

Julian James

An Analytical Overview for Lunar Enthusiasts and Researchers

Moon Atlas: Key Features and Benefits

Dynamic Lunar Phase & Libration Display

It accurately displays the current phase and libration of the Moon from a user-chosen location, rendering these visual phenomena directly on the 3D globe for realistic observation.

Extensive Database of Lunar Features & Spacecraft

This tool includes a comprehensive database of over 1800 named lunar features and details on 26 spacecraft that have reached the Moon's surface, enriching historical and geological understanding.

Interactive 3D Lunar Globe

The app provides a highly detailed interactive 3D globe of the Moon, allowing users to manipulate it with pinch and finger gestures for comprehensive exploration.

Time-Travel Through Lunar Phases & Libration

Users can easily swipe left and right on the phase view to navigate daily through Moon phases and monthly through libration charts, facilitating dynamic analysis of lunar cycles.

Customizable Time, Date, and Location Settings

The app allows users to change the date, time, and location to observe past, present, or future lunar conditions, including a realtime mode for current updates.

Detailed Zoom and Information Access

As users zoom into the 3D globe, finer details and more labels appear, with the ability to double-tap on any label to retrieve extensive information about a particular lunar feature.

Far Side Exploration in Globe Mode

A dedicated 'Globe' mode enables users to spin the Moon to reveal and explore its far side features, even when the phase view is switched off, offering a complete spherical view.

Searchable Database with Globe Navigation

The app features a searchable database that allows users to quickly locate specific lunar features and automatically moves the 3D globe to the selected point of interest.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Description

Explore a 3D globe of the Moon Moon Atlas is an astronomy application that lets you use pinch and finger gestures to manipulate a 3D globe of the Moon. This is a rendered sphere and not a static map image. As you zoom in more labels appear as finer detail comes into view. You can double tap on the labels to get more information about a particular feature. Moon Atlas displays the phase and libration of the Moon from your chosen location and renders these on the globe. You can switch to a 'Globe' mode that allows you to spin the Moon around to see far side features. The feature database is searchable and can move the globe to a searched feature. The phase can be switched off and the far side is shown in a slightly darker shade of grey. Date, time and location can be changed. There is also a realtime mode that will update to the current time. The Moon globe can be shown with north or south at the top or inverted to suit different telescope views. Over 1800 named features are included as well as 26 spacecraft that reached the surface of the Moon. In addition, information about the current Moon phase and libration are provided. You can swipe left and right on the phase view to go backwards and forwards a day and on the libration chart to go backwards and forwards a month. Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn atlases are also available on the App Store! Also there is Planisphere, a star charting app, available on the App Store!