North to the Moon's Pole
Explanation:
This image is from the voyage of the intrepid Galileo spacecraft
as it passed above the Moon's north pole on its
long journey to Jupiter.
It was made over 60 years after
Admiral Byrd became the first to fly over the
Earth's north pole.
Within a superposed frame of lattitude and longitude lines
much of
the Moon's familiar face,
dominated by
smooth dark mare, is brightly lit.
Near the pole itself, the harsh shadows reveal
a rugged, cratered lunarscape.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
