images

Moon : Vallis Alpes

by

Astronominsk/Novapix

Reference

a-lun02-84152

Date

2009-06-27

The prominent straight feature cutting through the mountain range is the lunar Alpine Valley, about 160 kilometers long and up to 10 kilometers wide. Bottom right, is the crater Cassini. Image taken on march 15 2008, a day after the first quarter of the moon.