THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The impact site of
Prospector, in the lunar
south polar region near the
craters Moretus and Short. Colour mosaic of
Clementine imagesof the
Aristarchus plateau, on the
Moon’s near side. The bright
blue area in this false-colour
image is the Aristarchus
crater, which is 42 km
(26 miles) in diameter.
Pyroclastics (fragmental
volcanic ejecta), which
appear reddish here,
surround the crater. The
pyroclastics probably formed
from gas-driven eruptions
that leave deposits rich in
glass droplets frozen from
the spray of molten lava.▲ The South Polar Region
of the Moonas imaged from
Clementine, showing some
of the huge craters.An impression of
Prospector. The spacecraft
was deliberately crashed on
to the Moon in the search
for ice.B Atl of Univ Phil'03stp 31/3/03 4:07 pm Page 53