Malapert Massif
![Dramatic grayscale image of a mountainous lunar landscape. Large craters with black shadows inside are visible in the background. In the foreground, a mountain is sunlit from the right and pocked with small craters.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MalapertMassif-1.png?w=4096&format=png)
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
May 10, 2023
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this view on March 3, 2023. Malapert Massif, a lunar mountain and Artemis 3 candidate landing region, is shown at lower left. The mountain's highest point looms more than 16,400 feet (5000 meters) above its base.
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