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Seen here are the vast lava plains of a region on the Moon's farside called Mare Moscoviense. Lunar maria are solidified lava plains, composed primarily of basalt, and are plentiful on the Moon's nearside. These are formed by partial melting of the lunar interior, specifically the
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Standing tall at 8.8 kilometers, Zeeman Mons on the Moon competes with Earth's Mount Everest. Zeeman Mons rises 8.8 kilometers above the floor of the namesake crater within which it resides. While mountains on Earth take millions of years to form under the slow process of
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The size of a large city, and one of the brightest features on the Moon, Aristarchus crater is easily visible to the naked eye.
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Although astrometry is over 2,200 years old, it wasn't until 1807 when we truly realized just how far away stars really were.
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At Rimae Prinz.
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The slumped walls of Larmor Q crater.
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The meandering rille of Hadley.
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A candidate landing site for NASA's Apollo 17 mission.
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Adorning the crater aptly named King.
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The ancient fault of Vallis Alpes.
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The outstanding crater of Orientale.
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The 361 kilometers wide arc of Montes Carpatus.
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