Moon

Hemispherical maps of Lunar surface topography showing near and far sides of the Moon.

Moon Surface Elevation

Hemispherical maps of the Moon reveal that its far side is more heavily cratered than the near side due to a thinner crust on the latter, which allowed volcanic activity to create smooth “maria”.

Animated model of the formation of the asteroid Dinkinesh’s moon Selam.

Selam Moonlet Formation

Simulated formation of Dinkinesh's moon Selam, identified as the first confirmed "contact binary" moon.

Artistic compilation of the sun, planets, dwarf planets, and the largest moons of our solar system. All planetary radii are to scale.

Planetary body sizes

Artistic compilation of the sun, planets, dwarf planets, and the largest moons of our solar system. All planetary radii are to scale.

100-km depth contours outline the basic radial compositional structure of the planetary interiors of Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury.

Planetary spheres art

100-km depth contours outline the basic radial compositional structure of the planetary interiors of Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury.

The interiors of rocky planets and the Moon represented by 100-km depth contours outlining the basic compositional structure.

Planetary spheres

The interiors of rocky planets and the Moon represented by 100-km depth contours outlining the basic compositional structure.

Global map of Lunar surface topography. This digital elevation model (DEM) is based on data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA).

Moon topography

Global map of Moon topography. This digital elevation model (DEM) is based on data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA).

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