• Reiner Gamma
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    The Strangest of Swirls
    Reiner Gamma is one of the Moon's most distinctive and mysterious features. This striking, tadpole-shaped swirl puzzles lunar scientists. Some think that its origin, as with other swirls, is somehow related to the shielding effects of localized magnetic field anomalies.

    Image ID: M1127569280LR
    Camera: NAC
    Image width: 50 km (31 mi.)

  • Reiner Gamma

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