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The Far Side of the Moon: Mare Ingenii

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#1 Howard Fink

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Posted 03 April 2020 - 09:57 AM

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282km Mare Ingenii.

 

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A lower view from the south.

 

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A closeup of the swirls on the floor of Mare Ingenii as seen from the north.

 

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70km O'Day crater off the northeast rim of Mare Ingenii.

 

"The origin of the lunar swirls is a major outstanding puzzle in lunar geoscience."  

 

The 3D model was rendered from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Laser Altimeter data, and the overlaid image from the Wide Angle Camera on the same spacecraft.

 

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