Aristarchus Crater
The Aristarchus crater (about 25 miles or 40 kilometers in diameter) and Plateau is one of the most geologically complex areas on the Moon. In this amazing picture, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft slewed 62° (west-to-east) looking across the crater.
Topics
- lunar geology
- Apollo mission
- impact crater
- lunar surface
- lunar science
- Moon to Mars
- Artemis program