Featured Images
Lobate Scarp or Fluidized Ejecta?
A double escarpment merges with a single escarpment. LROC NAC frame M105463860R, incidence angle 51.0°, image width is ~1,500 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Nov 2011
Bench Crater in Plato
A small impact feature in the lava-filled crater Plato (51.6° N, 9.3° W) exhibits an interesting morphology. LROC NAC frame M137610258L, incidence angle 60°, sun is from the SSW, image width is 550 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 09 Nov 2011
The Chicken or the Egg?
Building-sized boulders are partially coated in impact melt. LROC NAC frame M140840176R, incidence angle is 39.6°, sun is from the south, image width is 540 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Nov 2011
Hadley Rille and the Mountains of the Moon
The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter rolled to capture this dramatic oblique view of the Apollo 15 landing site. Hadley rille, a great chasm in the lunar surface, carves its way through the center of this scene [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 04 Nov 2011
Last Portion of Original Floor
Floor of unnamed crater inside the larger Humboldt crater. LROC NAC M113440414L. Image width is 765 m. Illumination is from left side of the image, incidence angle 54° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Nov 2011
Crater Covered With Boulders!
Boulder-rich crater near Aitken N crater. LROC NAC M141132981R. Image width is 780 m, incidence angle is about 18°, sunlight from upper-right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 Nov 2011
Fissures on the Moon
Fissures and associated pit-chains on Aitken crater floor. LROC NAC M128148929L, image width is 580 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Nov 2011
Two of these things are not like the others
The rim of a fracture inside the crater Sarton Y. To the left of the rim is outside the fracture, and to the right of the rim is inside the fracture. Image width is 825 meters, LROC NAC frame M140697409L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 27 Oct 2011
Extensional Fractures
Narrow fractures extend across the lunar surface. LROC NAC frame M168007062L, image width is 550 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Oct 2011
Posidonius Y
A boulder perched on the rim of a Copernican crater in Mare Serenitatis. NAC frame number M168041107L, image width is 250 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Oct 2011
Brush Strokes of Ejecta
Ejecta with a subtle chevron texture drapes the northern lunar highlands. The ejecta is pockmarked by few small craters, suggesting it is from a recent impact. LROC NAC M170937919R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 20 Oct 2011
Layers in Lucian Crater
Layers of material are exposed forming small cliffs on the Lucian crater rim. LROC NAC M170321251R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Oct 2011
Central Peak Bedrock
The sun casts long shadows on the central peak of Theophilus crater. LROC NAC M135019514R, image width is 700 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 18 Oct 2011
Lunar landslides!
Low-reflectance granular material flowed down the northeastern wall of an unnamed crater and formed interweaved tendrils. LROC NAC M169398317R, downslope is to the lower left, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Oct 2011
Tectonics in Mare Frigoris
A mare wrinkle ridge transitions to a highland lobate scarp in Mare Frigoris. Illumination is from the lower-left in this 2.9 km wide mosaic of LROC NAC images M107069913L and M107069913R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Oct 2011
Perched boulders
The crest of a linear floor fracture wall is alternately covered by boulders and smooth terrain. The largest boulders (right side of image) are ~ 30 m across. LROC NAC M159065590R, image width is 960 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 11 Oct 2011
At the Top of the Avalanche
Bedrock benches are visible near the top of an avalanche on the central peak of Langrenus crater (8.79°S, 61.22°W). LROC NAC M139504224L, downslope is to the lower left, image width is ~550 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Oct 2011
An Ill-defined Portion of an Otherwise Circular Rim
A neat crater rim (upper right) is abruptly truncated by a pile of debris (lower left). LROC NAC M139694087R, north is up, incidence angle is 9.32°, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Oct 2011
A Scar in the Highlands
A curvilinear valley calls attention to itself by virtue of its apparent isolation from the surrounding terrain. LROC NAC M153632648L, north is up, sun is from the southwest, incidence angle 33°, image width is ~460 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...
Published on 04 Oct 2011
Farside impact!
A young, fresh impact into the farside highlands, south of Tsiolkovskiy crater. LROC NAC M159073200L, image width ~785 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Sep 2011