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Mare Imbrium, Keith Grice

Mare Imbrium

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Mare Imbrium, Keith Grice

Mare Imbrium

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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The Apennine mountain range forms the south-western rim of the Mare Imbrium... They are 980 km long, 100 Km wide, rise to 5400 metres (Mons Huygens) and are some 3,800 million years old. At the northern end of the range, between Mons Hadley (4800 metres) and Mons Hadley Delta is the landing site of Apollo 15 close to Hadley Rille which shows well in this picture.

Archimedes is the largest crater here, 85 Km in diameter and 2100 metres deep. It is fairly old by lunar standards at about 3,500 million years and it has been flooded by lava as attested to by the flat floor and lack of a central mountain.

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Mare Imbrium, Keith Grice

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