Featured Images
Recent impact!
Very young impact crater in Balmer basin. The dark streamers are impact melt splashes thrown out during the crater formation, image 1302 meters wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 31 Aug 2009
First LROC Stereo Results
Synthetic perspective view looking south from the Apollo 16 landing area, topography is rendered naturally (no vertical exaggeration) [NASA/GSFC/Ohio State University].
Published on 25 Aug 2009
Hummocks and blocks and craters
Hummocks and blocks on the ejecta blanket of Tsiolkovskiy crater. Image width is 830 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 04 Aug 2009
LROC’s First Look at the Apollo Landing Sites
Four times enlargement of an uncalibrated LROC NAC image showing the Apollo 14 lunar module (LM Antares) and the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP). Note the astronaut tracks between the two artifacts [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...
Published on 16 Jul 2009
Scanning towards the north pole
On July 4th the LROC Narrow Angle Camera scanned its way towards the north pole at an altitude of 187 km, brushing past the crater Rozhdestvenskiy W.
Published on 07 Jul 2009
Almost there!
LROC temperature plot.
Published on 26 Jun 2009
LRO Launch: View from Banana Creek
LRO Launch as seen from Banana Creek (Peter Thomas, Cornell Univ)
Published on 22 Jun 2009
LRO Atlas V on the Pad!
LRO Atlas V on the Pad [Photo Mark Robinson]!
Published on 17 Jun 2009
Empty Pad Beckons
LRO's empty launch pad beckons [Photo Mark Robinson].
Published on 16 Jun 2009
Big Day for LRO!
LRO being hoisted to the top of its Atlas V rocket.
Published on 28 May 2009