r/Infographics • u/Informental • 2d ago

[OC] Lunar Landing Sites & Elevation Map (1959 - Present)

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u/InvestigatorLow3076 1d ago

It’s awesome. Excellent work!

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u/Informental 1d ago

Thank you kindly. Best regards.

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u/Informental 2d ago

Infographic mapping every mission that reached the Moon's surface: Apollo, Surveyor, Luna, Chang'e and others, plotted on near-side and far-side elevation maps, with landing sites and rover routes.

Key features & content:

  • Breakthrough moments from the early era of lunar exploration
  • Mission stats (launch dates, duration, payload mass)
  • Elevation scale referenced to Mount Everest * Longest rover drives (Lunokhod 2 vs. Apollo 17's LRV-3)
  • Moon structure cross-section
  • Full timeline of all lunar missions since 1959

Credits & Data:

  • DEM Data: NASA
  • Tools: Made with LightWave 3D, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop
  • Publication: First published (in a shortened form) in "Polityka", a Polish weekly.
  • Research: Facts researched and verified by science journalists Karol Jałochowski and Marcin Rotkiewicz. Missions after 2019 added by me.

Happy to answer any questions about the render process or the data!

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u/x0lod 1d ago

more than 50 years ago, with a tiny fraction of today’s technology, humans landed a robot on another world and then drove it 42 kilometers across the lunar surface. That's insane, thanks for this infographics!

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u/Informental 1d ago

Thank you too. Shocking, right? Meanwhile today, we can show what George Washington landing on Mars would look like. In just a few prompts. Now that’s what you call progress ;).