NASA releases first interactive mosaic of lunar north pole
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 15:01
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon's north polar region. The six-and-a-half feet (two-meters)-per-pixel images cover an area equal to more than one-quarter of the United States.