Map of swirls between ±60° latitude.

Map of lunar swirls (±60° latitude) based on LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) color mosaic at a resolution of 400 meters/pixel. Swirls are sinuous, high-reflectance markings co-located with crustal magnetic anomalies. Their formation mechanism is not yet known but may be related to an altered or reduced space weathering environment. For details see: Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, A. K. Boyd, D. T. Blewett, R. L. Klima (2016), The Distribution and Extent of Lunar Swirls, Icarus, 273, 53–67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.01.017.

When citing this product, use the following reference: Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, A. K. Boyd, D. T. Blewett, R. L. Klima (2016), The Distribution and Extent of Lunar Swirls, Icarus, 273, 53–67, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.01.017

Polygon are available in the IAU Moon 2000 Geographic Coordinate System in both the -180 to 180 and 0 to 360 longitude domains.

Longitude Domain Product Name
180 LUNAR_SWIRLS_180
360 LUNAR_SWIRLS_360

Shapefile Field Descriptions:

  • LONGITUDE: Longitude in degrees (-180 to 180)
  • LATITUDE: Latitude in degrees

Lunar Swirls Between +60 and -60 Degrees Latitude Shapefile