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A New Tool For Exploring NAC Images!
New tool! Explore the Apollo landing sites using LROC images! Nine views of the Apollo 12 landing site [NASA/ASU/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Jul 2012
Copernicus Central Peak From The West
West-to-east view of Copernicus crater central peak complex. The sharp boundary at the base of the 700 meter high peak in the foreground is a now frozen sea of impact melt that flooded the floor of the crater in its final stages of...
Published on 18 Jul 2012
Very Oblique View of Giordano Bruno
Southern rim of Giordano Bruno crater seen obliquely (79°) from 53 km altitude, small portion of NAC M119245930LR subsampled by a factor of three [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 17 Jul 2012
Simpelius Scarp
A lobate scarp formed in the lunar highlands. Lunar scientists keep finding more of these tectonic features as LROC NAC image coverage of the lunar surface continues to increase. LROC NAC M106807247L, image width is 1000 m...
Published on 12 Jul 2012
Weaving boulder trails on the Moon
Boulders have rolled downslope creating tracks along the way. The locations of some boulders that have come to a stop are visible, but several tracks curve off further downslope. LROC NAC M176791784R, image width is 500 m...
Published on 11 Jul 2012
Sunny Side Up
The center of Linné F is filled with a small mound surrounded by a moat of impact melt rock. Image width is ~1450 m, LROC NAC M190509409 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Jul 2012
Sunset Over Giordano Bruno
Slump terrace in the northern half of Giordano Bruno crater seen at sunset, from an altitude of 54 km. Terrace is 4800 meters wide, NAC M165190579LR [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Jul 2012
Copernicus Seen Looking Straight Down
Fractures and a collapse crater within impact melt rock on the floor of Copernicus crater. Image width is 1800 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Jun 2012
Copernicus Central Peak
Copernicus crater central peak casts a long shadow to the west over a crater floor that was flooded with impact melt that cooled and hardened to form this spectacular landscape. LROC NAC M193025138LR, image width is 1350 m...
Published on 27 Jun 2012
Giordano Bruno, The Big Picture
Mosaic of eight LROC NAC images provides this spectacular view of the interior of Giordano Bruno crater (21 km diameter). Resolution was reduced by 10 times to fit this Featured Image format, M185212646LR, M185219795LR, M185226944LR,...
Published on 26 Jun 2012
The Swirls of Mare Ingenii
An oblique view of Mare Ingenii and the swirl that marks its floor. Scene is approximately 15 km across (subsampled from the native resolution); NAC images M191830503L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Jun 2012
River of Rock
A small section of an enormous, now frozen, river of impact melt that flowed down the southeastern flank of Tycho crater some 108 million years ago. NAC image M185940195RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 20 Jun 2012
Astronaut's Eye View of Apollo 16 Site
Oblique LROC NAC image of the Apollo 16 landing site, viewpoint is east to west. South Ray crater is center left and North Ray crater is center right, distance between two crater centers is 10.5 km. LROC NAC M192817484LR...
Published on 19 Jun 2012
Hyginus Crater and Pyroclastics
A 145 m crater on the rim of Hyginus Crater uncovers dark, most likely pyroclastic material. LROC NAC M155193272R, 504 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Jun 2012
Rock slide in Rima Hyginus
A rock slide in the northern wall of Rima Hyginus. LROC NAC image M111545012R, 576 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Jun 2012
Inside Hyginus Crater
Collapse features within Hyginus Crater. LROC NAC image M104476560L, 1240 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Jun 2012
A Wrinkly Crater
An unnamed crater deformed by tectonic forces. LROC NAC M183760209L, image width is 960 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Jun 2012
Pyroclastic Excavation
An impact excavated low-reflectance pyroclastics. NAC M170613335L, image width 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Jun 2012
Rim Impact
The small pond of impact melt and debris on the floor of Hercules E is not circular. What forces teamed up to result in this small triangular crater floor deposit? NAC M170300291R, image width 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Jun 2012
Melt Boundary
Impact melt boundary at a wall slump in Milne N crater. Melt on the right, slump on left; NAC M169840154R, image width 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Jun 2012