The Moon - Clementine

Color ratio image of Aristarchus Crater on the Moon

The Moon
Clementine color ratio composite image of Aristarchus Crater on the Moon. This 42 km diameter crater is located on the corner of the Aristarchus plateau, at 24 N, 47 W. Ejecta from the plateau is visible as the blue material at the upper left (northwest), while material excavated from the Oceanus Procellarum area is the reddish color to the lower right (southeast). The colors in this image can be used to ascertain compositional properties of the materials making up the deep strata of these two regions. (Clementine, USGS slide 11)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1994-03-30
Distance/Range (km): N/A
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +23.7, 312.6
Orbit(s): 185-187

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Crater
Instrument: UV/Visible Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 288 x 384
Instrument Field of View (deg): 4.2 x 5.6
Filter: 415 nm , 750 nm , 1000 nm
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: CL_0041, CL_0042 (raw images)
NASA Image ID number: USGS slide 11
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 94-004A-00E
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 94-004A-00D
Other ID: N/A

Updated 05 February 2003, DRW.