Boulders on Tsiolkovskiy's Central Peak

Image Data

Time(DOY:212) 2009-07-31T01:30:56
Orbit443
Center Longitude128.73°
Center Latitude-19.46°
Resolution0.90 m/pixel
ModeNative
Download Supporting FileM103668324R.tif
Caption:

The summit of Tsiolkovskiy's central peak rises about 1000 meters above its mare basalt flooded floor. Many boulders can be at the summit all the way down to the base. Are all these boulders actually from the central peak or were they thrown here from afar during other impacts?

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[NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]