The area covered by the picture, about 460 kilometers in length and 280 km in width, is located within 54 to 70 degrees south latitude and 57 to 83 degrees east longitude. The image shows a part of the moon’s highland mainly composed of plagioclase, a common rock-forming element. On the surface are craters of different sizes, shapes, structures and ages. The dark patch in the picture’s upper right side shows the surface blanketed by basalt, a hard and dense volcanic rock.
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