Soaring Over Lunar Mt. Hadley

hills and valleys on the lunar surface, with a looping trench in the background
NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
September 28, 2017
CreditNASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this oblique view of the area surrounding Hadley Base, the landing site of Apollo 15, including Hadley Rille. For scale, the V-shaped trough of Hadley Rille is roughly 0.6 miles (1 km) wide.