This route begins just outside the rim of Kepler Crater, a well-preserved impact feature located in the Moon’s Oceanus Procellarum region. With a diameter of approximately 32 kilometers, Kepler is known for its prominent ray system and terraced inner walls—visible from orbit, but here experienced at surface level. The ride follows a straight line across the crater’s diameter. The descent begins with a steady drop along the inner slope, passing down over collapsed wall structures and layered ejecta. The terrain transitions from sloped regolith to the more chaotic topography of the crater floor, where impact melt, central ridges, and fragmented debris fields mark the energy of Kepler’s formation—an event estimated to have occurred less than a billion years ago. Crossing the floor, the route remains relatively direct, navigating shallow undulations and minor rise features before beginning the ascent toward the eastern rim. The climb retraces the geology in reverse—climbing back through landslide debris and steep terraces to return to the lunar highlands. The entire traverse offers a rare, cross-sectional encounter with lunar stratigraphy and the enduring record of planetary impact dynamics.
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