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Detailed explanation-1: -China has released a new comprehensive geologic map of the moon, the “most detailed” to date, which is expected to make a vital contribution to scientific research, exploration and landing site selection on the Earth’s only natural satellite.

Detailed explanation-2: -China’s new map of the moon captures lunar geologic features in incredible detail. The updated map could be used to aid future landing site selection. Scientists have created a new high-resolution map of the moon using data from China’s recent lunar missions.

Detailed explanation-3: -“China has released a new comprehensive geologic map of the moon to a scale of 1:2500000, the most detailed to date,” China’s national broadcaster, CGTN said in a brief report on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Which country has released the most detailed Geological map of the Moon so far? Notes: China has released the most detailed Geological map of the Moon, which has details of craters and structures not charted before.

Detailed explanation-5: -The new comprehensive geologic map of the moon is to a scale of 1:2,500,000, the “most detailed to date", the report said. The map includes 12,341 impact craters, 81 impact basins, 17 rock types and 14 types of structures, providing abundant information about geology of the moon and its evolution.