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Lunar topography from LRO

Lunar topography from LRO
Lunar topography from LRO Topography of Earth’s Moon generated from data collected by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, with the gravity anomalies bordering the Procellarum region superimposed in blue. The border structures are shown using gravity gradients calculated with data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission. These gravity anomalies are interpreted as ancient lava-flooded rift zones buried beneath the volcanic plains (or maria) on the near side of the Moon. NASA / Colorado School of Mines / MIT / GSFC / Scientific Visualization Studio