Sunrise at Tycho
Explanation:
Tycho crater's central peak complex casts a
long, dark shadow
near
local sunrise in this
spectacular lunarscape.
The dramatic oblique view
was recorded on June 10 by the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Shown in amazing detail, boulder strewn slopes
and jagged shadows appear in the
highest
resolution version at 1.5 meters per pixel.
The rugged complex is about 15 kilometers wide,
formed in uplift by the giant
impact that created the
well-known ray crater
100 million years ago.
The summit of its central peak reaches 2 kilometers above the
Tycho
crater floor.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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