Lunar Spatial Exploration, Surveying and Mapping

Abstract：Since 60- s in the 19- th Century, human being tried very hard to launch spatial probes for lunar exploration, landing on the Moon and taking lunar samples back to Earth.United States and former Soviet Union launched various kinds of more than 70 lunar probes, for the exploration, investigation and reconnaissance on the Moon.Till now they have finished the most important items on the Moon in geosciences, including the so called solendesy and solengraphy, i.e.lunar geodesy and lunar topographic surveying.In this paper, main history of lunar spatial exploration is introduced and lunar topography surveying and lunar geodesy are reviewed.

Keyword：moon;lunar exploration;lunar spatial probes;lunar geodesy;topography surveying;