Featured Images
How Young is Young?
Area on the southeastern rim of North Ray crater, explored by Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke, revealed in the new low altitude LROC image M175179080LR. Image is 300 meters wide, black arrows show foot tracks...
Published on 08 Mar 2012
A Stark Beauty All Its Own
LROC's best look yet at the Apollo 11 Landing site. The remnants of Armstrong and Aldrin's historic first steps on the surface are seen as dark paths around the Lunar Module (LM), Lunar Ranging RetroReflector (LRRR) and Passive Seismic...
Published on 07 Mar 2012
Follow the Tracks
Apollo 15 landing site imaged from an altitude of 25 km (M175252641L,R) allowing an even higher resolution view! The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked to the far right, and the Lunar Module descent stage is in the center, LRV tracks...
Published on 05 Mar 2012
Project Gemini Comes to Life
Major milestones of the Gemini flights: Ed White performs the first US spacewalk (upper left), first rendezvous of two crewed spacecraft (upper right), first docking of two spacecraft (lower left), tethering of two spacecraft (lower...
Published on 06 Jan 2012
Aristarchus Spectacular!
West wall of Aristarchus crater seen obliquely by the LROC NACs from an altitude of only 26 km. Scene is about 12 km wide at the base, NAC M175569775 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Dec 2011
Just Another Crater?
Not ordinary - amazing! What makes this 110 meter diameter crater stand out from the rest? LROC NAC M175077349L, 225 meters wide, 25 cm pixel scale, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Dec 2011
Lunar Topography - As Never Seen Before!
LROC WAC color shaded relief of the lunar farside (NASA/GSFC/DLR/Arizona State University).
Published on 16 Nov 2011
On the rim!
Saddle rock, so close! Apollo 14 astronauts hiked up the flanks of Cone crater and got as far as Saddle rock before they had to turn back. A few tens of meters and what a view! LROC image 25 cm pixel scale, image 200 meters wide, north...
Published on 08 Sep 2011
Skimming the Moon
Low periapsis Narrow Angle Camera image of the Apollo 17 Landing Site. Image is 150 meters wide, Sun from the left, north towards top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Sep 2011
Farside Highlands Volcanism!
Small dome in the Compton-Belkovich region (61.33 °N, 99.68 °E). Evidence indicates a volcanic origin for this and other intriguing features in the region. Incidence angle is 64°, Sun is from the SSW, image is ~510 m across. NAC image...
Published on 25 Jul 2011
Tycho Central Peak Spectacular!
Oblique view of summit area of Tycho crater central peak. The boulder in the background is 120 meters wide, and the image is about 1200 meters wide. LROC NAC M162350671L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Jun 2011
Project Mercury Photography Now Online
Alan Shepard's view of space from Freedom 7 [NASA/JSC/Arizona State University]!
Published on 05 May 2011
Wrinkled Planet
Intricate fault patterns enhanced by dawn lighting in Seares crater (Sun is shining from lower right). North is up, image width is 2800 meters, M130681684LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 May 2011
North Pole Mosaics and Movie
LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic of the Moon's north pole; polar stereographic projection, 60°N to 90°N [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Mar 2011
LROC PDS Release Number 5
LROC WAC mosaic centered on Orientale basin. From the center of the mosaic to a corner is about 2000 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Mar 2011
Barnstorming Linné crater
Color coded shaded relief map of Linné crater (2.2 km diameter) created from an LROC NAC stereo topographic model. The colors represent elevations; cool colors are lowest and hot colors are highest [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Mar 2011
Farside! And all the way around
The lunar farside as never seen before! LROC WAC orthographic projection centered at 180° longitude, 0° latitude [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 11 Mar 2011
Nearside Spectacular!
LROC WAC mosaic of the lunar nearside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Feb 2011
Sublunarean void!
The LROC NAC acquired an oblique view of the Marius Hills pit with just the right angle to reveal an overhang! Pit is about 65 meters in diameter, M137929856R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Feb 2011
New View of Apollo 14
NAC image of the Apollo 14 landing site acquired 25 January 2011. Descent stage of lunar module Antares in center, image width is 500 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 04 Feb 2011