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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Linné Crater Not Just Another Impact Crater


Our solar system is a rough neighborhood. Pretty much everywhere you look on rocky planets, you can find impact craters. But since craters erode and deform over time, we can't learn much about them until we find a pristine crater that can act as a reference point. Thanks to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we have new data on just such a crater--the Linné Crater on the Moon!

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