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The dark rim of Aristarchus crater (23.7°N, 312.5°E) dramatically highlights its bright interior and central peak.

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English: The dark rim of Aristarchus crater (23.7°N, 312.5°E) dramatically highlights its bright interior and central peak. There are more than 2700 meters of relief from the rim to the crater floor, and the central peak is 3,000 meters wide (left-to-right) and 400 meters tall. Image acquired from an altitude of 96 kilometers looking east-to-west, 12 kilometers wide in the center, NAC M1259171271LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Date 1 December 2022, 17:46:00 (upload date)
Source Dramatic Contrast
Author NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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Mare; Albedo; Topography; Impact Melt; Volcanism; Copernican Crater
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