Dating the Moon's Impact Craters (IMAGE)

University of Southampton

Dating the Moon's Impact Craters

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The team studied the surface of the Moon using thermal data and images collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), to determine the ages of the lunar craters.

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Data plots by Dr Rebecca Ghent, University of Toronto Illustration by Dr Thomas Gernon, University of Southampton

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