The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a year orbiting the moon. Is a satellite that takes images of the surface of the Moon and, among other things, measure its temperature. And you can find the first images in the website of NASA:
found a place in the Hermite crater where it only -248 ° C, which appears to be the lowest temperature ever measured in our solar system:
also took pictures on the side of the Moon never seen from Earth. In this image, the color indicates the elevation / depression of the lunar surface. Red means high, blue low. The highest point rises over 6,000 meters and lowest point is 6,000 meters below the surface. In comparison, due to their different diameters, a mountain of 6,000 meters on the moon would be one of 22,000 meters on Earth. Only Mount Everest is about 9,000 meters.
Mountains on the Moon were formed by tectonic movement as on Earth, a process that takes millions of years. On the Moon, asteroid impacts earth move so much in just a few seconds, enough to form peaks and elevations that have nothing to envy to the mountains on Earth.
On the other hand, the LRO observed the landing of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, where and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on soil alien. You can see the landing site where a portion of the lander was left behind. Also are the footprints of the astronauts and the remains of his team.
found a place in the Hermite crater where it only -248 ° C, which appears to be the lowest temperature ever measured in our solar system:
Credit: NASA / Goddard / University of California, Los Angeles
also took pictures on the side of the Moon never seen from Earth. In this image, the color indicates the elevation / depression of the lunar surface. Red means high, blue low. The highest point rises over 6,000 meters and lowest point is 6,000 meters below the surface. In comparison, due to their different diameters, a mountain of 6,000 meters on the moon would be one of 22,000 meters on Earth. Only Mount Everest is about 9,000 meters.
Credit: NASA / Goddard
Mountains on the Moon were formed by tectonic movement as on Earth, a process that takes millions of years. On the Moon, asteroid impacts earth move so much in just a few seconds, enough to form peaks and elevations that have nothing to envy to the mountains on Earth.
Credit: NASA / Goddard / Arizona State University
On the other hand, the LRO observed the landing of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, where and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on soil alien. You can see the landing site where a portion of the lander was left behind. Also are the footprints of the astronauts and the remains of his team.
Credit: NASA / Goddard / Arizona State University
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