Cesium Moon

The First Complete, Accurate, and Readily Accessible 3D Dataset of the Moon

Cesium Moon is complete 3D Tiles of the lunar surface that enables 3D visualizations, simulations, and analytics to support advanced digital twin creation. Cesium Moon combines multiple datasets available from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) into a single tileset with the highest resolution data located around the critical polar regions of the Moon.

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Asset Specs

Format: 3D Tiles

Coverage: The Moon

Resolution:

Coverage		Source	Approximate resolution in meters
Mid Latitudes
Imagery	60N - 60S	Moon LRO LROC WAC Global Morphology Mosaic	100 m
Terrain	60N - 60S	Moon LRO LOLA - SELENE Kaguya TC Shaded Relief Merge 60N60S	59 m
North Pole
Imagery	60N - 90N	WAC Global Morphologic Map	100 m
Imagery	85.5N - 90N	LROC NAC images of the North pole	1 m
Terrain	60N - 90N	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	60 m
Terrain	75N - 90N	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	30 m
Terrain	80N - 90N	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	20 m
Terrain	85N - 90N	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	10 m
Terrain	87.5N - 90N	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	5 m
South Pole
Imagery	60S - 90S	WAC Global Morphologic Map	100 m
Imagery	85.5S - 90S	LROC NAC images of the South pole	1 m
Terrain	60S - 90S	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	60 m
Terrain	75S - 90S	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	30 m
Terrain	80S - 90S	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	20 m
Terrain	85S - 90S	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	10 m
Terrain	87.5S - 90S	Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LOLA RDR Gridded Data Collection	5 m

CesiumJS Code Example

// Set the default ellipsoid to the moon instead of WGS84
Cesium.Ellipsoid.default = Cesium.Ellipsoid.MOON;

const viewer = new Cesium.Viewer("cesiumContainer", {
  // This is a global 3D Tiles tileset so disable the
  // globe to prevent it from interfering with the data
  globe: false,
  // 2D and Columbus View are not currently supported
  // for global 3D Tiles tilesets
  sceneModePicker: false,
  // Don't use Earth imagery layers for other celestial bodies 
  baseLayerPicker: false,
  // Geocoder is not currently supported for lunar locations
  geocoder: false,
});

try {
  const tileset = await Cesium.Cesium3DTileset.fromIonAssetId(2684829);
  viewer.scene.primitives.add(tileset);
} catch (error) {
  console.log(error);
}

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Terms of use and attribution requirements

To learn about the terms of use and attribution requirements for Cesium Mars, see the Cesium ion Terms of Service, Cesium Global 3D Content, and the Content Usage and Attribution Guide.

Sources

Coverage	Source	Attribution
North Pole imagery	LRO-L-LROC-5-RDR-V1.0 NAC_POLE_NORTH	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
North Pole imagery	WAC Global Morphologic Map - 100 meters per pixel	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
South Pole imagery	LRO-L-LROC-5-RDR-V1.0 NAC_POLE_SOUTH	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
South Pole imagery	WAC Global Morphologic Map - 100 meters per pixel	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
Global imagery	Moon LRO LROC WAC Global Morphology Mosaic 100m	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
60deg to 90deg terrain	lro-l-lola-3-rdr-v1 polar/jp2	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
60s to 60n terrain	Moon LRO LOLA - SELENE Kaguya TC DEM Merge 60N60S 59m	NASA and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center

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