Virtual Moon Atlas (VMA)

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November 6 2006

Downloads news are about :

- New complete "Pro 3.5" version including DATLUN (c), the new VMA database manager
- Downloadable update for "Pro 3.0" CD owners
- New "Historical sites" database
- New pictures library "Best of amateurs"
- New pictures library "Apollo Mapping cameras"

These news are indicated in red.

Files have been cut in several packages to make easier transferts and so that every one can choose all the elements seeming personally interesting. The only mandatory package is one of the "Software Packs".

Required : Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
has been reported to work on other platforms :
    Mac with VirtualPC
    Linux with Wine

You are using Windows Vista? Please look at the page Installation on Windows Vista

Beware that most of the link below open a download mirror selection page.
Select a server near to you, then click "download" in the right column:

SOFTWARES "PACKS" :

VMA "Light" Version 3.5

 6.2 Mb
November 6 2006		 Software "Near Side 2D without libration" for limited hardware configuration without OpenGL support. Basic texture "Aerographe Clementine 2D Near and Far Sides mean resolution", "Geological map / Near Side" and database "Named formations / Near Side / Far Side" included. English and French versions with help.
Usable also with :
- Translation to other language
- All pictures libraries

VMA "Basic" Version 3.0

 8.4 Mb
November 6 2006		 Software using Open GL "Near Side with librations" and "Goto" mounts driving for limited hardware configuration.
Texture "Aerographe Clementine 3D Near Sides mean resolution", and database "Named formations / Near Side", "Indiced craters / Near Side" included. English and French versions with pictured help.
Usable also with :
- Translation to other language
- All pictures libraries

VMA "Expert" version 3.5"

14.2 Mb
November 6 2006		 "Expert" Software using Open GL "Near Side with librations" and "Full 3D Moon globe"and "Goto" mounts driving
Texture " Aerograph Clementine Full globe high resolution" and database "Named formations / Near Side / Far Side", "Indiced craters / Near Side" and "historical sites" included. English and French versions with pictured help.
Usable also with :
- Translation to other language
- "Full globe" Clementine photographic high resolution texture
- All pictures libraries

NEW !
VMA" Pro" version 3.5

Get this file from ed2k network
To download via ed2k :
- Install an ed2k compatible software (eMule, aMule, ...)
- Open the link above.
Please keep sharing after download!
More information

496 Mb
November 6 2006

The new "Pro 3.5"version:
Software using Open GL "Full 3D Moon globe"and "Goto" mounts driving, multi windows and scientific overlays use, new database manager DATLUN (c) programmed by Patrick Chevalley for big hardware configuration,
- Texture " Aerograph Clementine Full globe high resolution"
- Texture " Photographic Clementine Full globe very high resolution (500 m)"
- Databases "Named formations / Near Side / Far Side", "Indiced craters / Near Side", "Historical sites" and "Indiced craters / Farside" included.
- Scientific overlays
- The pictures libraries

English and French versions with pictured help.
Usable also with :
- Translation to other language
- All pictures libraries

Note : This version is also available on CD-Rom. Consult our page
"How to purchase the CD-Rom"
Updates :

NEW !
Update Pro version 3.0 -> 3.5

 November 6 2006

To update your previous Pro 3.0 CD version, please download and install this file, without uninstalling the previous version.
To get the equivalent of the new CD-rom 3.5 you also need to download the new image library "Apollo Mapping Cameras".

Remember to also update the translation if you use a language other than English or French.

Update from other versions

  

To update a previous version please install one of the above file without uninstalling the previous version.

Remember to also update the translation if you use a language other than English or French.
TRANSLATIONS :
Languages   Translations in other languages than French and English.
TEXTURES:
Texture high resolution Photographic / Clementine / Full globe 32,5 Mb
March 31 2005		 Photographic texture of the full globe realized from pictures of Clementine probe by professor Mark Robinson of Northern University and his team under the copyright of "USGS / Astrogeology". Resolution 1000 m (Available to complete the "Expert" version).
PICTURES LIBRARIES :
NEW ! BEST OF AMATEURS 1
Some of the best world lunar imagers have accepted that their best pictures to be incorporated in a specific pictures libraries usable with VMA. This library contains more than 400 framesin this first edition. Some of thse pictures have been enhanced by Christian Legrand to harmonize their constrast and lighting. Because of their general quality, these pictures are not very compressed. Downloadable file is important. Beware ! these files are not on the new Pro 3.5 CD-Rom.
Best of amateurs 1 17.2 Mb
November 6 2006

Nearside formations pictures by Paolo Lazzarotti, Zac Pujic, Mike Wirths and Craig Zerbe (Thanks to them !)
NEW ! APOLLO MAPPING CAMERAS
Service modules Apollo missions 15, 16 & 17 included B & W high resolution cameras taking vertical or with angle pictures. Lunar and Planetary Institute has authorized Christian Legrand to use these frames to realize a new VMA pictures library. This library contains more than 650 images. Because of their general quality, these pictures are not very compressed. Downloadable file is important. For those who want to avoid big downloads, we indicate you that this library is on the CD-Rom version of the "Pro 3.5" version. See our page "How to purchase the CD-Rom"
Apollo Mapping AB 15.0 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with A & B)
Apollo Mapping CD 19.0 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with C & D)
Apollo Mapping EFGHIJK 18.3 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with E, F, G, H, I, J & K)
Apollo Mapping L 17.3 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with L)
Apollo Mapping M 24.2 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with M)
Apollo Mapping NOPQ 14.1 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with N, O, P & Q)
Apollo Mapping R 21.3 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with R)
Apollo Mapping STUVWXYZ 17.8 Mb
November 6 2006

"Apollo Mapping Cameras" from missions Apollo 15,16 & 17 put online by Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations de la face visible with official name begining with S, T, U, V, X, Y & Z)
LUNAR ASTRONAUTICAL CHARTS & LUNAR MAPS
This library includes more than 800 pictures. Because of the contained informations, pictures are in colors and with a low compression rate. Thus, downloads are big. For those who want to avoid big downloads, we indicate you that this library is on the CD-Rom version of the "Pro" version. See our page "How to purchase the CD-Rom".
LAC LM AB 12.5 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with A & B)
LAC LM CD 17.1 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with C & D)
LAC LM EFGH 16.1 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with E to H)
LAC LM IJKL 10.8 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with I to L)
LAC LM MNOPQ 18.9 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with M to Q)
LAC LM R 14.9 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with R)
LAC LM STUVWXYZ 15.3 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Lunar Astronautical Charts" and "Lunar Maps" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with S to Z)

CONSOLIDATED LUNAR ATLAS
CLA_ABC 11.5 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Consolidated Lunar Atlas" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with A, B & C)
CLA_DEFGH 9.9 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Consolidated Lunar Atlas" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with D, E, F, G et H)
CLA_IJKL 6.5 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Consolidated Lunar Atlas" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with I, J, K et L)
CLA_M 13.0 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Consolidated Lunar Atlas" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with M)
CLA_NOPQR 10.2 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Consolidated Lunar Atlas" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with N, O, P, Q et R)
CLA_STUVWXYZ 8.3 Mb
October 25 2005

Nearside formations pictures extracted from "Consolidated Lunar Atlas" put online by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (Nearside formations whose official name begins with S, T, U, V, W, X, Y et Z)
LUNAR ORBITER PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE MOON ( LOPAM )
MOON STARS 5.1 Mb
October 26 2003

LOPAM pictures taken by Lunar Orbiter 4 probe. Details with about 300 m / pixel.
Pictures of the 130 most known lunar formations. The pictures library of those who don't want to download more !
LOPAM_1 6.7 Mb
October 31 2002

LOPAM pictures
(Formations whose official name begins with A to E)
LOPAM_2 6.1 Mb
October 31 2002

LOPAM pictures
(Formations whose official name begins with F to L)
LOPAM_3 6.2 Mb
October 31 2002

LOPAM pictures
(Formations whose official name begins with M to P)
LOPAM_4 8.3 Mb
October 31 2002

LOPAM pictures
(Formations whose official name begins with R to Z)
APOLLO MISSIONS

APOLLO 1

 5 Mb
October 31 2002		 APOLLO pictures
(Formations whose official name begins with A to MA)

APOLLO 2

 4.9 Mb
October 31 2002		 APOLLO pictures
(Formations whose official name begins with MA to Z)
PROBES LUNA, RANGER, LUNAR ORBITER 1,2,3,5 AND SURVEYOR
Probes_1 4.7 Mb
April 14 2003

Formations pictures taken by american and soviet probes :
- Ranger 8 and 9
- Surveyor 1,3,5,6 et 7
- Lunar Orbiter 1,2,3 et 5
- Luna 9,13,17 et 21
- Pictures of probes types
CLEMENTINE PROBE
CLEM_1 4.2 Mb
April 14 2003

Formations pictures taken by Clementine american probe :
Dierent from LOPAM pictures, These new photos have been taken with a solar vertical lighting and show albedo varaitaions in formations. 100 m / pixel details in some of them.
(Formations whose official name begins with A and B)

Note : This library will now be completed only in the future because of the availability of the very high resolution "Photographic Clementine" texture (500 m). See above.

 

OpenGL problems :

Please read the Tutorial first!

If the program crash at startup with a variety of error message try one of the following :

  • Disable the video card hardware acceleration in the Windows Display Property.
  • Update your video card driver from the card manufacturer web page ( ATI, NVIDIA, INTEL )
  • Use the "Light" version of the program.

Windows problems :

If you run Windows 95 or Windows 98 and you receive a message about a missing export OLEAUT32.DLL:VarNot, please install the dcom update from Microsoft:
for Windows 98: http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/dcom1_3.asp
for Windows 95: http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/dcom1_3.asp


From June 2002

 

If you have any questions, remarks or proposals about the software, you can contact Patrick Chevalley.
If they are about the database or the pictures library, please contact Christian Legrand.

 

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