Central Peak of the Aristarchus Crater (Moon)

 

NASA - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) patch.

Dec 1, 2022

Aristarchus crater on the Moon

The Aristarchus crater on the Moon is about is 40 kilometres in diameter and 2700 metres deep.

Central Peak of the Aristarchus Crater

The central peak is 3000 metres wide (left-to-right) and 400 metres tall. The image was acquired by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter from an altitude of 96 kilometres.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter): http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html

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