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Mt. Marilyn: Navigating to the Surface

NAC mosaic of Mt. Marilyn, a key navigation landmark during the Apollo 11 Moon landing, scene is 30 km wide.

Published on 04 Jan 2016

Looking Over The Limb

The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from above Compton crater. The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara desert, and just beyond is Saudia Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to...

Published on 18 Dec 2015

Found! Apollo 16 S-IVB Impact Crater

Newly discovered Apollo 16 S-IVB stage impact crater, image is 400 m wide, north is up (M183689432L)

Published on 02 Dec 2015

Dome in Mare Vaporum

NAC anaglyph of a prominent volcanic dome in Mare Vaporum [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 20 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Aristarchus Rille

Vallis Schroeteri, a large lunar rille, winds its way across the Aristarchus Plateau. At this location, Vallis Schroeteri is nearly 4.5 km across! Note the smaller, more sinuous rille nested within the larger rille [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...

Published on 13 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Lobate Scarp near Van der Waals K

A lobate scarp near Van der Waals K Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Oppenheimer U

Crater floor fractures - curving depressions in the floor of Oppenheimer U [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Mendel Scarp

A scarp weaves its way through the battered terrain of Mendel crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Degraded Crater in Fraunhofer

Battered by aeons -- the floor and rim of this crater are barely distinguishable [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Alpes Rille

Sinuous rille -- check out this lunar lava channel [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Atlas Crater

Degraded terraces line the western wall of Atlas Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Crater Melt

This impact melt in the crater Stefan L surrounds and fills the topography of the crater floor [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 25 Sep 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Tsiolkovskiy Wall

Slump block in the southeastern wall of Tsiolkovskiy crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 18 Sep 2015

LROC NAC Anaglyph: Humboldt Floor Fractures

Cracks in craters - Humboldt's fractures are likely due to intrusive magmatic activity that pushed the floor upward, causing it to crack [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Sep 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Flooded Crater

Basalts breach and flood this crater in the floor of Heraclitus D [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Sep 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Orientale Fractures

Fractures and faults cut through the southwestern edge of Mare Orientale [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Aug 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Mons Hansteen

Mons Hansteen - bright, mottled terrain surrounded by darker, younger mare [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Aug 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Ropey Surface

Ropey surface texture of ejecta from Orientale basin [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Aug 2015

LROC NAC Anaglyph: Gerasimovich Ejecta

Hills, depressions, and fresh craters outside of Gerasimovich crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 31 Jul 2015

LROC NAC Anaglyph: Wrinkle Ridge near Fontenelle X

A wrinkle in rock, formed well after the lava solidified in northern Mare Frigoris [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Jul 2015