Mosaic image of the moon's north polar region, made from photographs taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC. One of the primary scientific objectives of LROC is to identify regions of permanent shadow and near-permanent illumination. Si

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Mosaic image of the moon's north polar region, made from photographs taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC. One of the primary scientific objectives of LROC is to identify regions of permanent shadow and near-permanent illumination. Since the start of the mission, LROC has acquired thousands of Wide Angle Camera images approaching the north pole. From these images, scientists produced this mosaic, which is composed of 983 images taken over a one month period during northern summer. This mosaic shows the pole when it is best illuminated, so regions that are in shadow are candidates for permanent shadow.

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Size: 2100px × 2100px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: astronomy, bw, camera, circle, crater, exploration, geography, lroc, lunar, moon, mosaic, nasa, north, orbiter, pole, program, reconnaissance, science, space