Monthly Archive: July 2011

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A Lunar Sunrise on Tycho Crater’s Central Peak

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of the central peak in Tycho Crater

NASA has captured an incredible image of a lunar sunrise! In June 2011, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) angled its orbit west, allowing the spacecraft’s high-resolution cameras to capture a stunning sunrise view of the moon’s Tycho crater. Tycho is a very prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands region. Tycho Crater …

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