Gassendi A

Impact melt material inside of the crater Gassendi A, which intrudes into the northern rim of the larger crater Gassendi. LROC NAC image M107136013L, image width is 840 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

 

 

100 m/px monochromatic WAC mosaic of craters Gassendi and Gassendi A, which intrudes into the northern rim of Gassendi. Note how the southern rim of the crater was partially flooded with lava during the formation of the surrounding Mare Humorum [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

 

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Published by Sarah Braden on 5 November 2010