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Layering Waves

You're looking at a LROC NAC pair (M1145254989RL) mosaic of a fresh impact crater that poured ejecta down the wall of Darwin C. Image width is ~7 km, and North is to the left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Feb 2014

Lavoisier Crater

LROC NAC mosaic of the the fascinating floor of Lavoisier crater. A concentric crater is seen in the lower left corner of the image, and fractures trending NW-SE. M1114711232, image width is ~10 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Feb 2014

Collapsing Tube

Uneven depression near the north end of Rima Suess. Image center 9.109°N, 311.396°E; image width is 1.38 km; illumination from left; incidence angle is 67°; north is up; NAC M1112132406L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. 

Published on 30 Jan 2014

Close Encounter!

LADEE caught zooming 9-km below LRO! LROC NAC M1144387511LR, image 821 meters wide. Hint: click on image for full resolution and look for the small horizontal blur in the image center [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 29 Jan 2014

Boulders on a Hill

Knobby surface of Rutherfurd crater floor: image center 61.340°S, 348.085°E, image width 1050 m, incidence angle 81°, north is top, NAC M1123653329R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Jan 2014

A Colorful History of Floor-Fractured Komarov

A small, fresh crater dots the wall of a fracture in the floor of Komarov crater. Image taken from LROC NAC frame M130653607. Image width is approximately 2.5 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Jan 2014

Wrinkled, But How Old?

LROC NAC image M139672711 showing a wrinkle ridge in eastern Mare Frigoris (centered at 54.430°N, 35.670°E). North is up. Image is ~2 km wide, illumination is from the south (bottom). [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Jan 2014

Slump or Slide

Rock and debris slumped from northwest to southeast (upper left to center) and cascaded into the floor of a linear topographic low (depression or graben) near Milichius crater; arrows indicate the direction of movement. NAC M190794864L;...

Published on 16 Jan 2014

A Tangle of Talus

Multiple dry debris flows along the wall of Schubert A crater; NAC M141743432; image width 420 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Jan 2014

Jackson's Complexity

Now frozen impact melt on the floor of Jackson crater, a silent testament to a violent impact event. The image is ~7 km wide, and North points upward [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Jan 2014

X Marks the Spot

Fractured mound (~3 km) on the floor of Stevinus crater. LROC NAC image M1131495601R, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Jan 2014

Chang'e 3 Lander and Rover From Above

LROC NAC view of the Chang'e 3 lander (large arrow) and rover (small arrow) just before sunset on their first day of lunar exploration. LROC NAC M1142582775R, image width 576 m, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Dec 2013

Bah Humboldt!

LROC NAC image of boulders strewn across the wall and floor fracture in Humboldt crater. Image is approximately 1 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Dec 2013

Source Vent for Rima Prinz I

Newly released LROC NAC Digital Terrain Model (DTM) of Rima Prinz I where it meets the source crater Vera (~2 km in diamter). Image is approximately 7 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Dec 2013

Safe On The Surface Of The Moon!

LROC image (acquired 15 July 2009) centered on area seen in descent images acquired by Chang'e-3 as it descended to the surface of Mare Imbrium. Image width 1700 meters, north is up, M102285549 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Dec 2013

New Crater!

Four different NAC images of crater (18 meter diameter) formed on the Moon, 17 March 2013, each scene is 560 meters wide, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Dec 2013

Station 6 - Apollo 17

Station 6 allowed Apollo 17 astronauts to explore a collection of boulders and regolith that represents the rocks from the mighty North Massif. Five large boulder fragments lie at the base of a long boulder trail, all from a single...

Published on 13 Dec 2013

Bowl of Boulders in Steno Q

Boulders collect in a small depression in the middle of the central peak of Steno Q crater. Some of these boulders are as big as houses! Image width is 1.5 km, portion of NAC controlled mosaic, illumination from the southeast...

Published on 12 Dec 2013

The Slow Creep of Time

Portion of the northwest wall of Steno Q intersects with a slump block terrace. The steep wall (upper left) appears smooth but lineated (some of this linear pattern is traced in cyan). The relatively flat-lying terrace (bottom right)...

Published on 10 Dec 2013

Offset Floor of Buys-Ballot Crater

Ridge along the edge of Buys-Ballot crater floor. LROC NAC M1095343282L, image center 21.321°N, 175.152°E, image width 1.41 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Dec 2013