I know the Systems Engineering Simulator has detailed VR simulations of the lunar surface for astronauts to train on.

Does anyone know commercially available VR simulators that are similar?

I am particularly interested in accurate simulations of:

-Zero-phase angle
-Forward Scattering
-Opposition surge

and possibly lunar horizon glow if visible from the lunar surface.

To those unsure of what those are, this is a quote from Neil Armstrong:

""From inside Eagle the sky was black, but it looked like daylight out on the surface and the surface looked tan. There is a very peculiar lighting effect on the lunar surface, which seems to make the colors change. I don't understand this completely. If you look down-sun, down along your own shadow, or into the sun, the moon is tan. If you look cross-sun it is darker, and if you look straight down at the surface, particularly in the shadows, it looks very, very dark. When you pick up material in your hands it is also dark, gray or black."

by Gold333

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