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Modified Craters of Moscoviense

Morning light beams over the walls and peaks of an irregularly shaped crater in Mare Moscoviense. This unnamed crater is approximately 17 km in diameter; portion of controlled NAC Mosaic MOSCOVNSLOA, downsampled for web browsing...

Published on 11 Mar 2014

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

Still There!

Four LROC NAC views of the Chang'e 3 landing site: A) before landing, 30 June 2013, B) after landing, 25 December 2013, C) 21 January 2014, D) 17 February 2014. Each image is enlarged by a factor of two, width of each is 200 meters (656...

Published on 04 Mar 2014

Down the Mountain

Northern slope (top) of an unnamed mountain in Montes Carpatus; image center at 17.438°N, 331.221°E; image width is 1320 m; downslope is toward the top; north is up; LROC NAC M186077208R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. 

Published on 28 Feb 2014

Dark Splash?

Low reflectance materials splashed out from an unnamed crater. Image center is 2.322°S, 81.725°E; image width is 1260 m; incidence angle 3.3°; north is up, LROC NAC M1133662942L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. 

Published on 25 Feb 2014

Taking a Peek at Icarus

The central peak of Icarus crater rising out of the shadows to greet a new lunar day! Image width is approximately 10 km, north is to the right, LROC M1124685518 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 20 Feb 2014

Hayn Crater

Central peaks of Hayn crater, rising 1.5 km above the crater floor. Image is approximately 32 km across, LROC NAC M1105158497LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 18 Feb 2014

Overprinting Orientale

Fractured crater draped with ejecta from the Orientale basin, located south of Buffon crater. Portion of NAC oblique image M1128039712; looking west to east; downslope to the right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Feb 2014

Stopped In Its Tracks

Color-shaded relief image of a tongue-like flow formed from Orientale ejecta near Buffon crater (centered at 227.320°E, 45.849°S). Image shows a portion of the NAC DTM "Buffon", downsampled and cropped for web-browsing. Elevations range...

Published on 11 Feb 2014

Layering Waves

You're looking at a LROC NAC pair (M1145254989RL) mosaic of a fresh impact crater that poured ejecta down the wall of Darwin C. Image width is ~7 km, and North is to the left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Feb 2014

Lavoisier Crater

LROC NAC mosaic of the the fascinating floor of Lavoisier crater. A concentric crater is seen in the lower left corner of the image, and fractures trending NW-SE. M1114711232, image width is ~10 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Feb 2014

Collapsing Tube

Uneven depression near the north end of Rima Suess. Image center 9.109°N, 311.396°E; image width is 1.38 km; illumination from left; incidence angle is 67°; north is up; NAC M1112132406L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. 

Published on 30 Jan 2014

Boulders on a Hill

Knobby surface of Rutherfurd crater floor: image center 61.340°S, 348.085°E, image width 1050 m, incidence angle 81°, north is top, NAC M1123653329R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Jan 2014

A Colorful History of Floor-Fractured Komarov

A small, fresh crater dots the wall of a fracture in the floor of Komarov crater. Image taken from LROC NAC frame M130653607. Image width is approximately 2.5 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Jan 2014

Wrinkled, But How Old?

LROC NAC image M139672711 showing a wrinkle ridge in eastern Mare Frigoris (centered at 54.430°N, 35.670°E). North is up. Image is ~2 km wide, illumination is from the south (bottom). [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Jan 2014

Slump or Slide

Rock and debris slumped from northwest to southeast (upper left to center) and cascaded into the floor of a linear topographic low (depression or graben) near Milichius crater; arrows indicate the direction of movement. NAC M190794864L;...

Published on 16 Jan 2014

A Tangle of Talus

Multiple dry debris flows along the wall of Schubert A crater; NAC M141743432; image width 420 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Jan 2014

Jackson's Complexity

Now frozen impact melt on the floor of Jackson crater, a silent testament to a violent impact event. The image is ~7 km wide, and North points upward [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Jan 2014

X Marks the Spot

Fractured mound (~3 km) on the floor of Stevinus crater. LROC NAC image M1131495601R, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Jan 2014

Chang'e 3 Lander and Rover From Above

LROC NAC view of the Chang'e 3 lander (large arrow) and rover (small arrow) just before sunset on their first day of lunar exploration. LROC NAC M1142582775R, image width 576 m, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Dec 2013