*Description*: NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope took ultraviolet and visible-light images of the Apollo 15 and 17 landing regions and the Aristarchus crater in Aug. 2005. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Moon Object Description: Earth's Satellite Distance: The Moon is 238,857 miles (384,403 kilometers) from the Earth. Dimensions: The Moon has a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 kilometers). About the Data Data Description: These HST data are from proposal 10719. NASA's HST Lunar observation team is led by Chief Scientist J. Garvin. The team includes M. Robinson (Northwestern Univ.), D. Skillman (NASA/GSFC), B. Hapke (Univ. of Pittsburgh), C. Pieters (Brown Univ.), M. Ulmer (Northwestern Univ.), J. Bell (Cornell Univ.), and J. Taylor (Univ. of Hawaii). Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): August 16-21, 2005 Exposure Time: 2.5 minutes Filters: F250W (250nm), F344N (344nm), F502N (502nm), F658N (658nm) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC) Release Date: October 19, 2005 Orientation: Aristarchus Plateau on the Moon [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2005/29/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] Hubble View of Apollo 17 Landing Region on the Moon [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2005/29/images/g/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2005-29k
