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Erlanger crater near Moon north pole

author: Nasa/GSFC/ASU/ Novapix

reference: a-lun07-00110

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 16 cm

Lit view of Erlanger, a crater 10 km (6 miles) across just 90 km (50 miles) from the Moon’s north pole. The Sun is perpetually on the horizon as seen from the crater, and only the raised rim is ever lit. In this shot nearly the entire circle of the rim can be seen, poking into the sunlight. The crater has steep walls, and the bottom almost never sees sunlight. Image taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) instrument on august 8 2009.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ACT010310 - ASTRONOMY - CRATER - ERLANGER - IMPACT CRATER - LRO - LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER - MOON - NORTH POLE - SATELLITE - SHADOW -