Reiner Gamma swirl: magnetic effect of a cometary impact?

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This 3D anaglyph image shows the Reiner Gamma Formation a totally flat area consisting of much brighter material than the surrounding dark mare. The image is centred on an area located at 57.8 West 8.1 North in the Oceanus Procellarum on the near (vi ...
This 3D anaglyph image shows the Reiner Gamma Formation, a totally flat area consisting of much brighter material than the surrounding dark 'mare'. The image is centred on an area located at 57.8° West, 8.1° North, in the Oceanus Procellarum on the near (visible) side of the Moon, and has an extension of approximately 30 by 60 kilometres. The AMIE camera obtained the images on 14 January 2006, from a distance between 1599 and 1688 kilometres and with a ground resolution between 144 and 153 metres per pixel. Credits: ESA/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute)

This image taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a feature characterized by bright albedo, and called Reiner Gamma Formation.


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