Near the Summit of Malapert Mountain
The lunar highlands exhibit rhythmic patterns thought to result from slow, downslope creep of the loose regolith soil. These subtle patterns are most easily seen when the Sun is low to the horizon in this image taken by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbit
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PIA12953
Date Created
February 22, 2010
Center
JPL
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