Featured Images
A Splendid View of Larmor Q
LROC NAC view of the south wall and rim of splendiferous Larmor Q crater, looking obliquely east-to-west from an altitude of 60 km; image M174081337 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 May 2014
Earthrise!
The vastness of space, and the inviting terra firma of the Earth and Moon. LROC WAC M1145896768C [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 May 2014
Elongated Crater
Full resolution LROC NAC M155084711R showing the northeastern wall and floor of Arago E crater. The floor is peppered with rocks that tumbled down the crater wall. In this image North is up, image width is ~0.5 miles (800 m)...
Published on 01 May 2014
Jagged Rim
LROC NAC M1152277932L showing the upper southeastern portion of the rim of Piazzi H crater which has a diameter of 5 miles (8 km). The width of this image is ~0.5 miles (800 m) and North is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Apr 2014
Angular Ejecta Edge
Ejecta flowed down an unnamed crater wall leaving behind this spectacular pattern. LROC NAC M1145938700LR, center 34.653°N, 187.234°E; width is 1800 m, downslope is to the lower-right, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Apr 2014
Impact on a Slope
An unnamed crater ejecta inside Dante C crater (54 km in diameter). LROC NAC M1137707212L, center 28.463°N, 182.491°E, width is 1728 m, downslope is to the lower-right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 Apr 2014
Sometimes You Just Need to Vent
Low reflectance material cascaded down the wall of what is likely a volcanic vent in the southwestern portion of the Orientale basin. Image width is approximately 750 m. LROC NAC image M1150135366 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Apr 2014
One in a Million Mounds
Boulders, most 10 to 20 meters across, pepper the flanks of a cratered mound in the floor of Copernicus crater. The scene is illuminated from the east (right); LROC NAC M1339037292R; image width ~1.1 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Apr 2014
Swept Slopes of Herigonius
Banded layers of mare basalts revealed in the east wall of Herigonius crater. The crater rim crest is located outside the top of the image (north to the left). Debris and boulders accumulate downslope (bottom) toward the crater floor....
Published on 08 Apr 2014
Small Clearing
LROC NAC M1144856403R of a mound littered with boulders located within the floor of Tycho crater. The small clearing, which lacks boulders, is most likely squeezed up impact melt. Image width is ~2400 ft (730 m) and North points up...
Published on 03 Apr 2014
Lavoisier Pyroclastics
Irregular depression at the head of a floor fracture skirting the western floor of Lavoisier crater. Low reflectance material, thought to be pyroclastics, appears to have flowed East into nearby parts of the crater floor. LROC NAC...
Published on 01 Apr 2014
Distal Edges
Blocky fences border an impact melt deposit on the rim of a fresh crater. LROC NAC M112884286R, image width is 816 m, illuminated from upper right, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Mar 2014
Rockin' Autumni
LROC NAC image (M114498609) of a blocky 600-m fresh crater within Lacus Autumni in the Orientale basin [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Mar 2014
Young Crater Walls
Northern rim of an unnamed young crater. LROC NAC M125130801R; image center is 80.030°N, 278.886°E; image width is 1243 m; incidence angle is 82.3° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Mar 2014
Faulted Kipuka
This striking mountain within Mare Imbrium was altered at its base by the formation of a lobate scarp. A wrinkle ridge runs into the base of the mountain (bottom right). Image width is approximately 4.5 km. LROC NAC image M1098943917R...
Published on 21 Mar 2014
681 Gigapixels!
Spectacular LROC Northern Polar Mosaic (LNPM) allows exploration from 60°N up to the pole at the astounding pixel scale of 2 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 18 Mar 2014
Stratification in a Tranquil Sea
Bright talus winds downslope through crags and crannies in the banded scarps exposed in the east wall of Dionysius crater. Horizontal lineations result from differential mass wasting of stratified rock in Mare Tranquilitatis; LROC NAC...
Published on 13 Mar 2014
Modified Craters of Moscoviense
Morning light beams over the walls and peaks of an irregularly shaped crater in Mare Moscoviense. This unnamed crater is approximately 17 km in diameter; portion of controlled NAC Mosaic MOSCOVNSLOA, downsampled for web browsing...
Published on 11 Mar 2014
Square-ish Crater
The square corner along the northern rim of Lavoisier crater is evidence of pre-impact fracturing. LROC NAC image M112759713L; image width is ~7 km (~4.4 miles) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Mar 2014
Still There!
Four LROC NAC views of the Chang'e 3 landing site: A) before landing, 30 June 2013, B) after landing, 25 December 2013, C) 21 January 2014, D) 17 February 2014. Each image is enlarged by a factor of two, width of each is 200 meters (656...
Published on 04 Mar 2014