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Palomar Observatory Adaptive Optics image of Cabeus after LCROSS impact
Palomar Observatory Adaptive Optics image of Cabeus after LCROSS impact This sharp image of the crater Cabeus near the Moon's south pole was taken by the Palomar Observatory's 200-inch telescope using its adaptive optics system. The image was taken at a near-infrared wavelength of 2.1 microns. No impact plume is obvious, but analysis of the data may yet reveal something subtle in the shadows within the crater. Palomar Observatory / Caltech