Among its many superlative characteristics, the plateau is home to Aristarchus, a young impact crater 25 miles (40 kilometers) across and twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. Aristarchus has a ...

In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft passed over the moon's Aristarchus crater, which spans 25 miles (40 kilometers) and sinks more than 2 miles (3.5 ...

The Aristarchus plateau is an area of the Moon ripe for future exploration due to the diversity of its impact and volcanic materials. It features a prominent crater so bright it’s not only ...

This cool space wallpaper taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows high sunlight reflecting off the moon's Aristarchus crater. In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar ...

Aristarchus crater is located on the southeast edge of the Aristarchus Plateau. This gaping crater is 40 km wide and 3.5 km deep. The ledges forming the wall of the crater, which look a lot like ...

Its brilliance is due to the fact that the impact that created Aristarchus was quite recent in lunar terms. The crater is estimated to have been formed within the last billion years or so.

In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the moon's Aristarchus crater, which spans 25 miles (40 km) and sinks more than 2 miles (3.5 km ...

Spectacular new images of a gigantic crater on the moon were captured recently by a low-skimming NASA satellite. In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft ...

In November 2011, the space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the moon's Aristarchus crater, which spans 25 miles (40 km) and sinks more than 2 miles (3.5 km ...