Featured Images
Apollo 16 50th Anniversary: A New Landscape
A spectacular, labeled view of the Apollo 16 landing site between North Ray and South Ray craters in the Descartes Highlands, a new landscape for the crew and an exciting set of LROC team products to help celebrate the 50th anniversary...
Published on 20 Apr 2022
Apollo 15: A Mission of Many Firsts
Highlights of the Apollo 15 landing site, as seen in LROC NAC image M175252641R. This image has a resolution of 27 cm/px, and shows an area of 262 m by 186 m. The Lunar Module is clearly visible, as are many tracks from the Lunar Roving...
Published on 30 Jul 2021
Chang'e 5: After Blast Off
Chang'e 5 descent stage seen just before sunset on 7 Februray 2021, M136736629LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Feb 2021
Apollo 12 Fifty-first Anniversary
LROC low-altitude image of the Apollo 12 landing site. The Lunar Module descent stage, Apollo Lunar Science Experiment Package (ALSEP), and Surveyor III spacecraft are all visible along with astronaut tracks. Image is 275 meters wide,...
Published on 13 Nov 2020
What Armstrong Saw
Simulated view of what Armstrong saw as the Lunar Module Eagle approached the aim point on the northeast flank of West crater (190 meters diameter). The odd shape of the image area is due to the small windows in the Eagle. North is to...
Published on 16 Jul 2019
The Moon in Arizona
This 3.48-kilometer-wide part of the Sea of Tranquility is very special, though no one has ever landed or walked here. NAC image M1123426954LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 Jul 2019
Winding Channel of Melt
Impact melt channel winding its way down the crater wall on its descent to the floor. NAC M185956855L, image width 2.2 km, downslope to upper left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Oct 2012
Breached Levee
Impact melt breached a levee to flow down part of the terraced wall of Tycho. Downslope is toward image bottom, NAC M170634588L, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 11 Sep 2012
"Houston, Tranquility base here."
Apollo 11 landing site, as Armstrong and Aldrin left it some 43 years ago, LROC M175124932R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Aug 2012
Question Answered!
LRO slewed 19° down-Sun allowing the illuminated side of the still standing American flag to be captured at the Apollo 17 landing site. M113751661L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Jul 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
Mare Crisium: Failure then Success
Luna 24 landed on the northwestern rim of a 64 m diameter impact crater, on the volcanic plains of Mare Crisium. Enlargement of lander at lower left, NAC M174868307L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Mar 2012
Pinpoint Landing on the Ocean of Storms
The Apollo 12 landing site in Oceanus Procellarum imaged during the second LRO low-altitude campaign. Image width is 225 m, NAC Image M175428601R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 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
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
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
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
Apollo 16, Footsteps Under High Sun
High-sun image of the Apollo 16 landing site showing the lunar module descent stage, various pieces of equipment, and disturbed lunar soil (seen as darker lines and areas) which marks where John Young and Charles Duke traversed in the...
Published on 08 Jul 2010
Retracing the Steps of Apollo 15: Constellation Region of Interest
The third and final EVA of Apollo 15 brought the astronauts to the edge of Hadley Rille (lower left). Disturbed regolith is observed along the crater rim at station 9 and at the edge of the rille at station 9A. Rover tracks are visible...
Published on 16 Apr 2010
The Apollo 15 Lunar Laser Ranging Retroreflector - A Fundamental Point on the Moon!
Close-up of the Apollo 15 landing site sowing the Falcon descent stage and other hardware from the mission. In this calibrated image the Lunar Laser Ranging RetroReflector (LRRR) array appears as the (circled) tiny white rectangular...
Published on 13 Apr 2010