In 1967, Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 sent back to Earth a superb series of photographs of the surface of the Moon, despite severe degradation caused by scanning artifacts and the reconstruction processes involved in transmission from lunar orbit.Using 21st century techniques, Charles Byrne previously System Engineer of the Apollo Program for Lunar Orbiter Photography has removed the artifacts and imperfections to produce the most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface.The book has been organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photograph. All features have been identified with their current IAU-approved names, and each photograph has been located in terms of latitude and longitude. To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view.

Spectacular close-up images of the Moon Reference map so astronomers can compare the images with what they can see Indentification of features with their IAU names Severe degrading effects of the original images have been removed, making features clearer Notes based on extensive review of the scientific literature and recent meetings

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Charlie Byrne worked as a systems engineer at Bellcomm, for support of the Lunar Orbiter project. He is currently carrying out research about the Moon, and was the discoverer of the gigantic "near side megabasin" that covers nearly all of the near side of the Moon and whose ejecta has established the shape of the far side of the Moon.

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Overview of the Atlas.- Lunar Orbiter Mission 4.- Overview of the Near Side of the Moon.- Organization of the Photos.- Orientale Basin Region.- Humorum Basin Region.- Imbrium Basin Region.- Nectaris Basin Region.- Serenitatis Basin Region.- Eastern Basins Region.- North Polar Region.- South Polar Region.