Lunar Discovery and Exploration | Science Mission Directorate

On June 10th, 2011, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured this striking image of the Tycho crater. The crater is in the southern lunar highlands and is approximately 82km in diameter. The crater’s notable feature is how steep it is which is due to the fact is a relatively young crater (110 million years old). In the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), the Exploration

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