Normal Map for Moon

[alan_federman]

I am going to start working on a Moon normal map. I will use the USGS
LIDAR data set from the map-o-planet set. I think my resolution will by 4k by 2k as a first stab. - If this sa already been done - plese send me a private message so I don't re-invent the wheel - I just haven't seen a good nromal map for the moon in all the posts I've scanned.

[alan_federman]

http://exp.arc.nasa.gov/downloads/celestia/textures/hires/


moonbump.jpg 2k moon bumpmap produced from LIDAR data
moonnorm.dds 2k moon normal map " " " "
moonnasa.dds 8k grey moon - Clementine data, less colorful, but more sceintifically accurate - has some missing data.


I will make higher resolution textures as time permits.


I notice a great deal of improvement in the rendered image using the normal maps, especially near the terminators.

[DBrady]

Is there some real topography data around?
I found these Shaded topography files while searching...

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/luna_ccsr.html

[John Van Vliet]

I will have to check the LIDAR data on pds
I have the time and have been fidling around with my 16k clemintine image
Ill post a psudo normal Map tonight