Mountains of the Moon
Most mountains on the Earth are formed as plates collide and the crust buckles. Not so for the Moon, where mountains are formed as a result of impacts as seen by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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NASA ID
PIA12927
Date Created
November 17, 2009
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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