Featured Images
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
Right Angle
A section of a lobate scarp inside Karrer crater. NAC frame M145557281R, incidence is 71°, image is 0.64 m/px [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Mar 2011
Buckland Boulders
The two white arrows point to a likely outcrop of bedrock in this wrinkle ridge. LROC NAC M109141090L, image is 0.5 m/pixel, incidence angle is 21° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 09 Mar 2011
Boulder in Recht Crater
Inside the wall of Recht crater rests a 130 meter long boulder. Image resolution is 0.56 m/px and the incidence angle is 20° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Mar 2011
LROC K-12 Art Program
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) announces The Moon and Me K-12 Art Challenge
Published on 07 Mar 2011
Dark Halo Crater in Orientale!
A bright crater on the flank of a larger dark halo crater (illumination is from the left). LROC NAC M138188186, image width is 550 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Mar 2011
Archimedes - Mare Flooded Crater!
Contact between Archimedes crater wall (bottom left) and floor (upper right). The floor is smooth and relatively flat compared to the sloped and rough elephant skin textured crater wall. LROC NAC M119883761, image width is 800 m...
Published on 02 Mar 2011
Rima Calippus
Rima Calippus in northwest Mare Serenitatis, boulders on the larger branch are possibly outcrop waiting to be sampled. LROC NAC M102078117, image width is 1600 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Mar 2011
Fragmented Impact Melt
Western floor of Giordano Bruno crater. LROC NAC M110919730L, 0.61 m/pixel, image width is about 737 m. Illumination is from the lower right, incidence angle is 42° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Feb 2011
Mounds in a melt pond
Bottom of Laplace A crater cavity. LROC NAC M129466485R, 0.80 m/pixel, image width is about 960 m. Sunlight is from lower-right side, incidence angle is 66° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Feb 2011
Dark streaks in Diophantus crater
Northern flank of Diophantus crater. LROC NAC M124797072L, 0.56 m/pixel, image width is about 678 m. Illumination is from the bottom of the image, downslope direction is from top to bottom of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Feb 2011
Nearside Spectacular!
LROC WAC mosaic of the lunar nearside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Feb 2011
Sinuous Chain of Depressions
A single depression from a larger sinuous chain of pits located at 34.6°N, 43.5°W in NAC frame M102443238R. This chain may host uncollapsed lava tubes between the depressions that are suitable for human habitation. Image is 1.5 km wide...
Published on 17 Feb 2011
Striated blocks in Aristarchus crater
Field of striated boulders on the wall of Aristarchus crater. Uphill is towards top of image. LROC NAC image M120161915 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Feb 2011
Farside northern highlands
Rugged highland terrain on the farside of the Moon, south of Cantor crater. Image width is ~3.4 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Feb 2011
Rimae Bürg
Rimae Bürg is a linear rille, with an average width of 2 km. This rille extends into Lacus Mortis for more than 60 km, and continues into the highland terrain, where it becomes obscured and then reappears as a ridge. Illumination from...
Published on 11 Feb 2011
Rima Bradley
Rima Bradley is a northeast/southwest-trending linear rille located between Mare Imbrium and Palus Putredinis (very close to the Apollo 15 landing site). Rima Bradley probably formed as a result of tectonic stresses in the Imbrium...
Published on 10 Feb 2011