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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

An Ancient Channel Formed

Caption: An ancient channel formed as massive eruptions of very fluid lava poured across the surface of the moon. The Apollo 15 astronauts landed on the edge of a Hadley Rille.

Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University

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