Drawing the moon

Drawing the Moon by python is a good motivation to start with Moon data analysis.

Here we try!

Using a prepared function

The function axis_map_me plots the lunar map.

>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> from irfpy.cy1orb.plot import axis_cy1_me
>>> axis_cy1_me.axis_map_me()
../_images/050_moonmap_1.png

The lunar image data is from LROC/WAC image.

Note

The data is in public domain, and is distributed at http://…. Follow the regulations and instruction there for re-using the data or the image.

Further reading

The moon image plotting are done by using the irfpy.moon.plot.moon_map module. Refer to the document for more details.