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Moon : Tycho and Clavius craters

author: Astronominsk/Novapix

reference: a-lun02-01021

Image Size 300 DPI: 10 * 7 cm

Tycho and Clavius craters seen a few days after full moon on august 19 2008. Clavius (on bottom) is about 225km diameter. This false color image is a composite of separate views taken through ultraviolet, green and near infrared filters. It greatly enhances subtle color differences to differentiate soils and rocks of different compositions. The bright blue represents relatively freshly exposed surfaces.

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - ASTRONOMY - CLAVIUS - CRATER - FALSE COLOR - GEOLOGY - IMPACT CRATER - MOON - SATELLITE - TYCHO -