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 ...

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

Another beautiful shot of the Moon’s shadowed surface shows the central peak of Aristarchus crater. The image, shown above, was captured using earthshine, the result of Earth being 35 degrees ...

With the perfect conditions for observation, a new QHY178C astronomical camera, and a journey away from city lights, witness breathtaking telescope shots of the Moon, including the Aristarchus ...

The moon waned, throwing the crater into cold and darkness, but in late November, two days after the edge of sunlight reached Aristarchus again, Dr. Hall and four other observers saw a reddish ...

Shackleton Crater in Unprecedented Detail. Credits: ... the shadow cast by the Aristarchus central peak is from the earthshine that resulted from the Earth being 35 degrees above the horizon at ...

Based on this, the researchers think that the mineral may have originated from the collision that formed the Aristarchus crater, and been flung to the site of Chang'e-5's sample.

THE ejection of gas from the central peak of the Al-phonsus crater on the Moon observed on November 3, 1958, as well as the subsequent observations of the activity of this crater on October 23 ...

Lunar sample returned by China's 2020 lunar mission contains minerals that provide clues to the moon's history. by American Institute of PhysicsAmerican Institute of Physics ...