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Earth’s Moon

A study of the Moon’s cratered surface, using a real lunar displacement map to bring out its relief.

The cratered edge of the Moon in stark side lighting against a starry black sky.
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Depth from an image

A displacement map turns image information into surface detail. Here, it gives the lunar craters their form under grazing light.

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Focus
Displacement · surface detail
Format
Still render
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