VIRTIS infrared composite image of the Moon
Date: 03 March 2005
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: The Moon
Copyright: ESA
The false colour is a diagnostic of the difference between Maria and Highland regions, located across the boundary between the reflective region (below 3000 nm) and the emissive region of the lunar spectrum. Red colours represent maria regions while blue regions are highlands.
Last Update: 1 September 2019