Fresh Lunar Impact Craters

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Fresh Impact Craters
Scientists can identify newly formed craters by comparing images of the same area taken over time. Using LROC images, they have found more than 200 new craters ranging from 1.5 to 43 meters (5 to 141 feet) across. The images here show three sets of examples. The images to the left were taken before an impact. The middle images were taken after an impact. The right images (called ratio images) combine aspects of the before and after images to highlight changes caused by the impacts.

Image IDs: M1105837846LR, M1121160416LR, M1104273380LR, M1180855200LR, M1101866147LR, M1132496422LR
Camera: NAC

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