• Two views of a large fault line of land rising on the Moon known as a fault scarp. The top view shows the downward-facing satellite view while the bottom view shows the perspective of what humans would see if they were on the Moon, looking at the fault scarp.
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    A nadir (top) and perspective view (bottom) of a prominent lobate fault scarp in the Vitello Cluster, one of thousands discovered in Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera images (LROC).

  • Two views of a large fault line of land rising on the Moon known as a fault scarp. The top view shows the downward-facing satellite view while the bottom view shows the perspective of what humans would see if they were on the Moon, looking at the fault scarp.

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