Video: Virtual Rotating Moon
Thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission’s Wide Angle Camera (WAC), a high resolution virtual Moon rotation movie has now been composed.

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No one gets to view the Moon rotate like this, but thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission’s Wide Angle Camera (WAC), a high resolution virtual Moon rotation movie has now been composed. The time-lapse video below details a full lunar month in 24 seconds.
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Credit: LORO, NASA
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