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Tycho Crater, Moon

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  • Three different perspectives of a large crater on the Moon using different camera filters on a spacecraft.
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    Three images of Tycho crater and its central peak, located at 43 S, 11 W, on the Moon. These pictures were produced by using different filtered images from the UV/visible camera on the Clementine spacecraft. The images from the UV/visible camera were used to produce the composite image on the right using the red, green, and blue filters. The image in the center is a color composite formed using the ratio of different filters where red is 750 nm/415 nm, green is 750 nm/1000 nm, and blue is 415 nm/750 nm. The image on the left shows the ratio 750 nm/1000 nm. Different combinations of filters are used to expose different types of material on the surface. Tycho crater is 102 km in diameter and north is up.

  • Three different perspectives of a large crater on the Moon using different camera filters on a spacecraft.

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