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Marius Hills and a Hole in the Moon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 25, 2017 is “Marius Hills and a Hole in the Moon,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Lunar Orbiter 2 ; Inset: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The original explanation runs about 202 words.

Marius Hills and a Hole in the Moon
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Lunar Orbiter 2 ; Inset: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Could humans live beneath the surface of the Moon? This intriguing possibility was bolstered in 2009 when Japan’s Moon-orbiting SELENE spacecraft imaged a curious hole beneath the Marius Hills region on the Moon, possibly a skylight to an underground lava tube.”

— APOD editors, October 25, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 25, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Lunar Orbiter 2 ; Inset: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 202 words

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The Moon

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