Featured Images
Rockin' Autumni
LROC NAC image (M114498609) of a blocky 600-m fresh crater within Lacus Autumni in the Orientale basin [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Mar 2014
Young Crater Walls
Northern rim of an unnamed young crater. LROC NAC M125130801R; image center is 80.030°N, 278.886°E; image width is 1243 m; incidence angle is 82.3° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Mar 2014
681 Gigapixels!
Spectacular LROC Northern Polar Mosaic (LNPM) allows exploration from 60°N up to the pole at the astounding pixel scale of 2 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 18 Mar 2014
Stratification in a Tranquil Sea
Bright talus winds downslope through crags and crannies in the banded scarps exposed in the east wall of Dionysius crater. Horizontal lineations result from differential mass wasting of stratified rock in Mare Tranquilitatis; LROC NAC...
Published on 13 Mar 2014
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