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Recent Examples of topographic from the Web
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For four-and-a-half years, the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) used lasers to collect data on Mars' surface elevation, which was used to generate the most detailed global topographic map of any planet in our solar system, according to NASA.
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The Australian company Pangea Maps offers a particularly clever vantage point: topographic maps of regions of the ocean floor, laser-cut out of wood.
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HIKING Workshop Learn how to read a topographic map as well as gain basic navigation skills using a map and compass.
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HIKING Workshop Learn how to read a topographic map as well as gain basic navigation skills using a map and compass.
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The 180-acre rural Texas landscape sits along nearly 1200-feet of Brazos River, with incredible 600-foot topographic variations that offer 22 miles of unparalleled views of the surrounding countryside.
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In 1909, the Seattle teacher visited the University of Washington to see the U.S. Geological Survey’s new topographic map of the Quincy Basin, a large area on the west side of the Columbia Plateau.
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The history park will present Dana Point’s history in California, including a topographic map of the state’s surf spots from Trestles to Mavericks in Northern California.
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A flyby mission is already in the works, targeting a launch in the early 2020s, and topographic data from that mission will be used to pick a landing site—
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