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Orientale Basin

A mosaic of images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter centered on the Moon's Orientale basin.
Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Published: October 20, 2017

A mosaic of images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter centered on the Moon's Orientale basin. From the center of the mosaic to a corner is about 1200 miles (about 2000 km).

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