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Western hemisphere of the Moon taken by Galileo spacecraft
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Galileo spacecraft image of the Moon recorded at 9:35 am Pacific Standard Time (PST), 12-09-90, after completing its first Earth Gravity Assist. Western hemisphere of the Moon was taken through a green filter at a range of about 350,000 miles. In the center is Orientale Basin, 600 miles in diameter, formed about 3.8 billion years ago by the impact of an asteroid-size body. Orientale's dark center is a small mare.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineWestern hemisphere of the Moon taken by Galileo spacecraft. NASA/JSC, 1990-12-09. Public domain. ID: S90-55757.
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