Magnificent Giordano Bruno Crater
Giordano Bruno is one of the youngest large craters on the Moon (21 kilometers or 13 miles diameter). LROC captured this fantastic oblique view of the crater from an altitude of 113 kilometers (70 miles) in August of 2017. The Sun was fairly high above the horizon (31°) so only the steepest slopes and boulders in the foreground cast shadows allowing for the albedo (surface contrast) variations at the site to be prominently displayed.
- Latitude: 37.063°
- Longitude: 102.254°
- Camera: NAC
- Image Width: 31.0 km
- Image(s): M1258193408LR
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