LROC NAC Image -- Middle Detail (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

LROC NAC Image -- Middle Detail

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This full resolution detail is from one of the first images taken by a Narrow Angle Camera, part of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera imaging system. Visible are distinctive trending lineations, which are probably remnants of a catastrophic deposition of ejecta from a nearby impact. Older craters are subdued, while younger craters are crisp and sharp. Image width is 1,400 meters (0.87 miles), north is down.

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(NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University)

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