Htpsometric maps are a type of map that use colored shading to depict changes in land elevation. In this hypsometric map of the Moon, we see areas of depression depicted by the blue coloring and higher elevations depicted by red. This form of contouring is most useful for imaging at a quick glance and less for mathematically scientific purposes. Similar to hypsometric mapping, bathymetric mapping shows changes in oceanic floor elevations.
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