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Brightly-rayed crater on the farside of the moon near the subsolar point
A brightly-rayed crater on the farside of the moon near the subsolar point, where the sun was directly overhead, as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft. Brightly-rayed craters are numerous on the lunar frontside; however, they have not been previously observed in such detail on the farside.
Catalog Date: 24 December 1968
Film Type: 70mm BW
NASA image: AS08-13-2327