PIA23237: Graben on the Moon
These graben - a kind of trench that is formed as a surface expands - were imaged near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
 Target Name:  Moon
 Is a satellite of:  Earth
 Mission:  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) 
 Spacecraft:  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
 Product Size:  1222 x 988 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Goddard Space Flight Center 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA23237.tif (1.209 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA23237.jpg (200.8 kB)  

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These graben - a kind of trench that is formed as a surface expands - were imaged near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

The LRO project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on behalf of NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

Image Credit:
NASA

Image Addition Date:
2019-05-13