Spectacular View from LRO of Tycho Crater’s Central Uplifts
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 30, 2011
Oblique view of Tycho crater. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University.
Here’s the Moon like you’ve never seen it before: a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho Crater on the Moon, highlighting the peaks and crags of the crater’s central uplifts. On June 10,2011 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter slewed 65° to the west, allowing the Narrow Angle Camera to capture a “sideways” look at Tycho crater, resulting in a spectacular image. The central peak complex is about 15 km wide southeast to northwest (left to right in this view). Below are more images and a video which spans and zooms in to the entire image.
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