Astronomy Picture of Day: the Mineral Moon# Astronomy - 天文
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The Mineral Moon
Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA
Explanation: Even if the Moon really were made of green cheese it probably wouldn't look
this bizarre. Still, this mosaic of 53 images was recorded by the Jupiter-bound Galileo
spacecraft as it passed near our own large natural satellite in 1992. The pictures were recorded
through three spectral filters and combined in an exaggerated false-color scheme to explore
the composition of the lunar surface as changes in mineral cont
Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA
Explanation: Even if the Moon really were made of green cheese it probably wouldn't look
this bizarre. Still, this mosaic of 53 images was recorded by the Jupiter-bound Galileo
spacecraft as it passed near our own large natural satellite in 1992. The pictures were recorded
through three spectral filters and combined in an exaggerated false-color scheme to explore
the composition of the lunar surface as changes in mineral cont