• Four different perspectives of mountain formations on the Moon.
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    Mountains on the Moon
    The enormous energy involved in making large craters creates rugged mountainous terrain in their centers and along their rims. Some of the mountains shown here are central peaks created when the floor of a crater rebounds upward from the force of impact. They are only found on the Moon in craters with diameters larger than about 15 kilometers (9 miles).

    Image IDs: M197959697LR, M196850878LR, M1105158497LR, M1137104619LR, M1136383661LR, M193025138LR, M198059280LR, M1124294869LR
    Camera: NAC

  • Four different perspectives of mountain formations on the Moon.

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