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Fly Over a Pristine Lunar Crater
Linné crater on the Moon is one of the youngest, most well-preserved lunar impact craters. This cone-shaped crater thought to be less than 10 million years old – a mere whippersnapper when it comes to impact craters. Scientists have been studying this crater for years, using it to investigate how cratering occurs in mare basalt. This “barnstorming” flyover video was created with data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Published on Feb 5, 2013
This flyover was generated from 3D model of Linne Crater with the image draped on top. The 3D model uses the DTM derived from LROC NAC stereo images
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/99778/fly-over-a-pristine-lunar-crater/#ixzz2KDNRCKBv
Hey, NASA, mind your vertical exaggeration. If you do it, state it, so we know--this crater is 500m deep and 2400m wide, the video distorts the depth to the point of being unphysical.
