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Software download
The files have been split into several packages in order to facilitate transfers and so that everyone can choose the elements that interests him. The only required element is the basic software.
Prerequisite :
- An OpenGL compatible graphic card.
- Windows 7/8/10/11 or Linux
To install on Windows launch each installation file respecting the order of the prerequisites.
For Linux see the installation instructions.
Basic software
| Software version 8.2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Moon Atlas 8.2 - Windows - Linux - Linux basic data - MD5 sum | 137 MB May 2 2023 | The new version 8.2 of the program: - With the main program, the data manager, image manager. - The basic textures with 1000m resolution - The 16 pixel/degree DEM, resolution of 1895 meters - The databases - English and French version with illustrated documentation. - Fix issues reported in the version 8.1 and 8.2, mainly in the databases. Note: This version is also available on SD card including image libraries as well as all textures up to 60m resolution (11 GB of data). Consult the page "Where to order the SD card" |
Translations
Additional data
| Additional data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Data pack - Windows - Linux | 1.5 GB March 27 2023 | - Additional texture with 250m resolution - Historical texture - Spatial probe image library - Scientific overlay |
| Amateurs pictures - Windows - Linux | 654 MB March 27 2023 | - Amateurs picture library |
| High resolution texture (require “Data pack”) | ||
| High resolution texture - Windows - Linux | 1.8 GB March 27 2023 | - Additional texture with 120m resolution |
| Very high resolution texture (require “High resolution texture”) | ||
| Very high resolution LRO WAC LOW SUN - Windows - Linux | 1.3 Go March 27 2023 | - LRO WAC texture in grazing lighting with 60m resolution |
| Very high resolution Chang'e - Windows - Linux | 1.1 GB March 27 2023 | - Chang'e texture with 60m resolution |
| Very high resolution LOLA-Kaguya - Windows - Linux | 1.6 GB March 27 2023 | - LOLA-Kaguya texture with 60m de resolution |
| Very high resolution LOPAM - Windows - Linux | 1 GB March 27 2023 | - LOPAM texture with 60m de resolution |
| Very high resolution LRO WAC - Windows - Linux | 1.1 GB March 27 2023 | - LRO WAC texture with 60m de resolution |
| Additional LAC charts | ||
| LAC charts - Windows - Linux | 365 MB March 27 2023 | - Additional texture “Lunar Astronautical Charts” at full resolution |
| High resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) | ||
| The two files .lbl and .img must be copied to: C:\Program Files (x86)\VirtualMoon\data\dem\ or for Linux: /usr/share/virtualmoon/data/dem/ It is possible to install many resolution, they are selected automatically depending on the selection length. |
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| DEM 128 ldem_128.lbl ldem_128.img | 2 GB | - Digital Elevation Model DEM 128 pixel/degree, resolution of 237 meters |
| For higher resolutions it is necessary to download and copy all the following ldem_xxx.lbl and ldem_xxx.img files. (Warning! not the ldec_xxx files) | ||
| DEM 256 ldem_256_* 8 files | 8 GB | - Digital Elevation Model 256 pixel/degree, resolution of 118 meters |
| DEM 512 ldem_512_* 32 files | 32 GB | - Digital Elevation Model 512 pixel/degree, resolution of 59 meters |
| DEM 1024 ldem_1024_* 288 files | 128 GB | - Digital Elevation Model 1024 pixel/degree, resolution of 29 meters |
Older versions
Use this version on a old computer with Windows 95 or 98, or in the case your graphic card do not support the full version.
| For Windows computer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Atlas "Light" 3.5c | 6.2 MB May 28 2008 | 2D software with Nearside and Farside, without libration display only for limited hardware without OpenGL support and including : - Basic airbrush texture 2D mean resolution“ - “Geologic map / Nearside” - “Named formations” Nearside and Farside databases”. - Documentation. English and French versions. |
| For Pocket PC | ||
| PocketLun | 113 MB December 22 2009 | The Pocket PC version of VMA : “2D lunar globe” with Nearside Farside and phases display, - Audio comments on formations can be recorded - Databases “Named formations of Nearside and Farside”, “LOPAM” pictures library |
| For Mac | ||
| Version 6.1 | 2013 | Only for the old versions of Mac OS X up to 10.13 |
Installation instructions for Linux
You must first install the package libpasastro 64bit . You may already have it if you use “Cartes du Ciel”.
For Linux it is necessary to install the two packages “Program” and “Basic data” from the files “virtualmoon_8.0_amd64.deb” and “virtualmoon-baseddata_8.0_all.deb”.
With Debian or Ubuntu based Linux systems you can open these files directly with the graphical installer or use the following command:
sudo dpkg -i virtualmoon_8.0_amd64.deb virtualmoon-basedata_8.0_all.deb
On other systems you can convert these files with the “alien” command.
For example to get a tar file: alien -t virtualmoon_8.0_amd64.deb
For other options use: man alien