Demonstration of LMMP (lunar mapping and modeling) using amazon's elastic compute cloud

Abstract

The Lunar Mapping and Modeling Project (LMMP) is currently being built by NASA. The goal is to provide a single point of access to the best state of knowledge of the moon's terrain, rock and crater fields, resource maps, lighting conditions and thermal conditions. The architecture and design employ a variety of technologies, allowing for execution of complex models, the processing of large data sets and the distribution of the information, over the internet, to both authenticated users and the general public. The architecture supports a variety of light-weight clients including a Flash based display, an iPad/iPhone interface and a set of programmatic APIs that allow rich clients to interact with the LMMP system.