Mountains of the Moon

NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University2009-11-17

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

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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Title: Mountains of the Moon
Creator: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Date Created: 2009-11-17
Rights: JPL

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