NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Beauty of Balanchine

Balanchine crater, located at the top of this scene, shows its bright hollows and Low Reflectance Material (LRM) that was excavated from the crater cavity in this color composite image. Also visible in this image are the troughs, or graben, typical of areas within Caloris's basin floor.

Date acquired: June 15, 2012

Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington