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DescriptionMSX moon.jpg	English: The mid-infrared image of the Moon was taken during a 1996 lunar eclipse by the SPIRIT-III instrument aboard the orbiting Midcourse Space Experiment satellite. At these wavelengths, MSX was able to characterize the thermal (heat) distribution of the lunar surface during the eclipse. The brightest regions are the warmest, and the darkest areas are the coolest. The well-known crater Tycho is the bright object to the south of center. Numerous other craters are also seen as bright spots, indicating that their temperature is higher than in the surrounding dark mare. The Moon is geologically inactive for the most part, and any temperature differences are a result primarily of variations in solar heating (rather than volcanoes, for example). The Moon lacks an atmosphere to moderate temperatures, which can vary from 130 degrees Celsius (265 degrees Fahrenheit) in the sun to -110 degrees Celsius (-170 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shade.
Date	2 August 2013, 17:29:18
Source	The MSX Showcase at url=http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu//msx/.
Author	Credit: DCATT Team, MSX Project, BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the US DoD).

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