Tycho Crater Oblique View

Black and white image of mountains in a crater on the Moon.
NASA/GSFC/ASU
September 26, 2017
CreditNASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
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The moon’s famous Tycho crater, as seen at a low angle by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Tycho is about 53 miles (85 kilometers) in diameter, and its central peak rises more than 6562 feet (2000 meters) above the crater floor.