Category: The Moon
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Exploring the Strange Features of Paracelsus C in 3D
In our previous article, we examined three unusual features on the floor of Paracelsus C, an ancient crater on the far side of the Moon. Now, using images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and reconstructed terrain models, we can take a closer look in three dimensions. The interactive models below show the same features photographed…
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Strange Features on the Far Side of the Moon: A Closer Look at Paracelsus C
More than fifty years ago, Apollo 15 photographed something unusual on the far side of the Moon. In a panoramic photograph taken from lunar orbit, two bright, sharply defined objects stood out from the otherwise subdued landscape on the floor of a crater called Paracelsus C. At the resolution available in the early 1970s, it…
