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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Rilles As Far As The Eye Can See


LROC WAC mosaic of the rille-rich Prinz crater region. Bench-like features are visible in the Prinz B depression and two flows originating in Prinz B converge just west of the arrow.


The bouldery, higher-reflectance mound in the central portion of this image is an island near the source region, Prinz B, for a short sinuous rille. The two rilles join at the triangular tip of this kipuka-like structure and flow northwestward for ~10 km. Image width is 500 m.

Photo credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

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