Most mountains on the Earth are formed as plates collide and the crust buckles. Not so for the Moon, where mountains are formed as a result of impacts. Image taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2009. 💫 Learn more: nasa.gov/LRO
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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