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two geologically young craters — one (right) 16 million, the other (left) between 75 and 420 million, years old — in the Moon’s darkest regions
Albedo map credit: NASA GSFC/SwRI ; Topographic map credit: NASA GSFC/ASU Jmoon
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Using data from the LAMP instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a Southwest Research Institute-led team of scientists discovered two geologically young craters — one (right) 16 million, the other (left) between 75 and 420 million, years old —
Albedo map credit: NASA GSFC/SwRI ; Topographic map credit: NASA GSFC/ASU Jmoon