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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Mosaic of Gruithuisen Domes

By Astrogeology Science Center
Grayscale image of the Gruithuisen domes features on the Moon
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) mosaic of the Gruithuisen (pronounced “groot-high-sen”) domes on the Moon. These unusual high-silica volcanic features are the target of the NASA Lunar Vulkan Imaging Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE) mission. USGS scientist Kristen Bennett is a member of the Lunar-VISE science team.

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