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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

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: 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

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

LROC NAC Anaglyph: Mercurius J

Craters upon craters - Mercurius J (bottom left) and a partially buried crater (upper right) on the rim of Mercurius C [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 Jul 2015

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

LROC NAC Anaglyph: Herodotus A

Herodotus A - a nice bowl-shaped crater in Oceanus Procellarum [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Jun 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Giordano Bruno Ejecta

Ejecta patterns resulting from materials thrown out of Giordano Bruno during crater excavation [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Jun 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Fenyi Crater

Cracks, fractures, and upwarping in the floor of Fenyi Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Jun 2015

Shapes of Craters

Oblique view of Tycho crater looking from east-to-west. Image was acquired on 2 November 2014 from an altitude of 59 km (M1169552252LR). The central peak rises more than 2000 m (6562 ft) above the crater floor and the far wall exhibits...

Published on 28 May 2015

LROC NAC Anaglyph: Highland Ponds

Ponds of impact melt lining craters on the far side of the Moon [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 22 May 2015