This unusual image of the crater-floor in the lunar crater Aitken, is is taken by the LRO-probe currently orbiting the Moon. The image is taken sideways, to achieve a perspective view of an area that caught scientist's interrest

Occasionally LRO is commanded to look off to the side at extreme angles to snap spectacular views. On 11 January, 2011 LROC shuttered this spectacular of Aitken crater. Here LROC was looking over the southwest ridge of its central peak. In the distance the lower portion of the northeastern walls of Aitken crater itself is just visible. In the center of the image is the Aitken crater

The reason for this sideway image, was a bright area in the central peak, that could have been ice or newly exposed materials. The bright area is visible in the lower center of the image

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