Illumination Comparison of a Mare Crater
The same crater, as seen by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, under very different lighting. On the left the Sun was midway to the horizon and on the right the Sun was high, approaching noon.
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PIA12916
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October 20, 2009
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JPL
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