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Dark and light-toned boulders imaged by the Yutu rover

Dark and light-toned boulders imaged by the Yutu rover
Dark and light-toned boulders imaged by the Yutu rover Chang’e-3 Pancam image of dark and light-toned boulders in Zi Wei crater. Work by Ling et al. has concluded that differentiation of basaltic lava produced the different rock types pictured here. Chinese Academy of Sciences / China National Space Administration / The Science and Application Center for Moon and Deepspace Exploration