In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the moon's Aristarchus crater, which spans 25 miles (40 km) and sinks more than 2 miles (3.5 km) deep.

In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft passed over the moon's Aristarchus crater, which spans 25 miles (40 kilometers) and sinks more than 2 miles (3.5 ...

Among its many superlative characteristics, the plateau is home to Aristarchus, a young impact crater 25 miles (40 kilometers) across and twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.

Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter flew over the moon at just 16.2 miles up to capture shots of the huge Aristarchus crater on the moon - created when a huge comet or asteroid slammed into a ...

The Aristarchus crater is about 25 miles in diameter. Forbes Three Eclipses, Two Meteor Showers And A Supermoon: A Stargazer's Guide To Looking Up In Lockdown By Jamie Carter 8 – Copernicus crater ...

This cool space wallpaper taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows high sunlight reflecting off the moon's Aristarchus crater. In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar ...

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The user, who calls himself UFOvni2012 posted the strange video of the green light hovering in the moon's Aristarchus crater. He captioned the clip: "Building or UFO ? Light Turn On & Switch Off ...

As of Monday, July 7, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. From Earth, 89% of the moon will appear visible (according to NASA's ...

THEY are the first travel snaps beamed back to Earth from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - close-ups of the Aristarchus Crater on the Moon. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards.

The west wall of the moon's Aristarchus crater seen obliquely by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) from an altitude of only 16 miles (26 km).