In the course of 71 days in lunar orbit, from 19 February to 3 May 1994, the Clementine spacecraft acquired just under two million digital images of the moon at visible and infrared wavelengths. These data are enabling the global mapping of the rock types of the lunar crust and the first detailed investigation of the geology of the lunar polar regions and the lunar far side. In addition, laser-ranging measurements provided the first view of the global topographic figure of the moon. The topography of many ancient impact basins has been measured, and a global map of the thickness of the lunar crust has been derived from the topography and gravity.

The results of a combined clinical and pathologic study of large and small arteries in ihe diabetic and nondiabetic patient show that the diabetic has the same incidence of occlusion in the femoral-popliteal system but a higher incidence below the knee. A specific lesion of small arteries and arterioles which distinguishes the diabetic from the nondiabetic was not observed in this study. The results of this investigation provide no support for the concept that a specific disease of small arteries and arterioles in diabetic patients contributes to the ischemic process. We believe the ischemic lesions found in the diabetic patient can adequately be explained on the basis of arteriosclerotic obstruction of the major arteries, and those ulcers occurring in the absence of major artery disease are attributable to peripheral neuropathy.

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