The chaotic floor of Necho crater attests to a dynamic environment immediately after the impact event. LROC Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) observation M115502787RE, LRO orbit 2155, December 15, 2009; alt. 59.85 km, resolution = 0.96, field of view width = 960 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Brett Denevi
LROC News System
Wide Angle Camera monochrome full image of the 30 km far side crater Necho, 490 km northeast of Tsiolkovskiy (5°N, 123.1°E); arrow indicates approximate location of NAC detail above. LROC WAC observation M119048299ME; LRO orbit 2677, January 25, 2010; alt. 56.44 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Curious as to what's in the shadows? A more drastic stretch of the image can help.
A look into the shadows - close-up of the same NAC scene above, but "harshly stretched" to highlight shadowed terrain where boulders litter a dark slope in shadow, salvaging light scattered by the surrounding crater interior [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Browse the full-resolution image of Necho's interior here!
Stepping back to view the full width of the NAC frame, shows the interior of Necho exhibits a rich geologically-complex morphology, debris and melt deposits with substantial ponding. (NAC M115502787RE; field of view width = 2.4 km) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
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Impact Melt at Necho Crater
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