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High Resolution Maps of the Moon

A section of Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) Region of Interest (ROI) mosaic of Catena Littrow (22.23°N, 29.61°E) represents one of 12 new Reduced Data Records (RDRs) recently released as part of Volume 31 of the LROC Planetary Data System...

Published on 31 Oct 2017

NAC Anaglyph: Catena Krafft

Dramatic lighting courtesy of Catena Krafft -- the wall of this crater chain casts shadows on its floor [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 10 Jul 2015

Square-ish Crater

The square corner along the northern rim of Lavoisier crater is evidence of pre-impact fracturing. LROC NAC image M112759713L; image width is ~7 km (~4.4 miles) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Mar 2014

Coalescing Secondaries

A chain of impact features provides a picturesque tableau (48.659°N; 103.299°E). NAC frame M18286833R, illumination is from the southwest, north is up, image is ~2 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 May 2013

The Monadnocks of Sinus Honoris

A NW-SE oriented groove is seen between two inselbergs in Sinus Honoris (12.276°S; 18.712°E). NAC frame M181944849L, illumination is from the west, north is up, image is ~5.5 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 25 Apr 2013

Crater Chain near Rima T Mayer

A crater chain near Rima T Mayer. LROC NAC M181373663R, image width is 2.6 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Apr 2013

Beautiful Ejecta Patterns

Unnamed very fresh crater at the north edge of Mare Fecunditatis. Image center is 3.637°N, 48.930°E, image width is 930 m, incidence angle is about 13.8°, LROC NAC M187921190R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Apr 2013

Four of a Kind in Catena Davy

Evenly spaced craters stand out in the Catena Davy crater chain (11.0°S; 6.2°W). NAC mosaic of  M181208790 right and left pair, illumination is from the west, north is up, image is ~6 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Nov 2012

Leathery vs smooth surface

Leathery surface at Mons Bradley. Image number M116309931R, scale 0.73 m/pixel, image width 876m, incidence angle 84°, sunlight is from southwest [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 31 Aug 2011

Crater Mendeleev

The LROC WAC 100 m/pixel monochrome mosaic shows the entire Crater Mendeleev (313 km in diameter). The white box marks the location of Catena Mendeleev [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Feb 2011

Inside Catena Mendeleev

Texture on inside wall of a crater in the Catena Mendeleev, a linear crater chain located inside Mendeleev crater. LROC NAC M113038958R, incidence 46°, image is 0.5 m/pixel [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Feb 2011

Chain of secondary craters in Mare Orientale

A small secondary crater chain near the southwestern margin of Mare Orientale, within the Inner Rook Mountains. The ~125-meter-long chain lies within one of the Constellation Program regions of interest in the Orientale multi-ring...

Published on 29 Mar 2010