Central peak in Tycho crater (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Central peak in Tycho crater

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An example of LRO's ability to look to the side, or slew, is this image of the central peak in Tycho crater. The central peak complex is about 15 kilometers (about 9.3 miles) wide southeast to northwest (left to right in this view).

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NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

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