Science and Exploration

Erlanger Crater at Moon’s North Pole as Seen From Lunar Orbit

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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Mosaic of NAC pair (left and right) featuring Erlanger crater (10 km diameter). Much of the interior of Erlanger remains in permanent shadow providing an environment for cold trapping volatiles. The large arc just below Erlanger crater is the rim of Byrd crater (93 km diameter). Uncalibrated data, north is up, mosaic width 18.665 km. [larger image] [Full raw image]

Mosaic of NAC pair (left and right) featuring Erlanger crater (10 km diameter). Much of the interior of Erlanger remains in permanent shadow providing an environment for cold trapping volatiles. The large arc just below Erlanger crater is the rim of Byrd crater (93 km diameter). Uncalibrated data, north is up, mosaic width 18.665 km. [larger image] [Full raw image]

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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