Featured Images
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
Bah Humboldt!
LROC NAC image of boulders strewn across the wall and floor fracture in Humboldt crater. Image is approximately 1 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Dec 2013
Source Vent for Rima Prinz I
Newly released LROC NAC Digital Terrain Model (DTM) of Rima Prinz I where it meets the source crater Vera (~2 km in diamter). Image is approximately 7 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Dec 2013
Safe On The Surface Of The Moon!
LROC image (acquired 15 July 2009) centered on area seen in descent images acquired by Chang'e-3 as it descended to the surface of Mare Imbrium. Image width 1700 meters, north is up, M102285549 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Dec 2013
New Crater!
Four different NAC images of crater (18 meter diameter) formed on the Moon, 17 March 2013, each scene is 560 meters wide, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Dec 2013
Station 6 - Apollo 17
Station 6 allowed Apollo 17 astronauts to explore a collection of boulders and regolith that represents the rocks from the mighty North Massif. Five large boulder fragments lie at the base of a long boulder trail, all from a single...
Published on 13 Dec 2013
Bowl of Boulders in Steno Q
Boulders collect in a small depression in the middle of the central peak of Steno Q crater. Some of these boulders are as big as houses! Image width is 1.5 km, portion of NAC controlled mosaic, illumination from the southeast...
Published on 12 Dec 2013
The Slow Creep of Time
Portion of the northwest wall of Steno Q intersects with a slump block terrace. The steep wall (upper left) appears smooth but lineated (some of this linear pattern is traced in cyan). The relatively flat-lying terrace (bottom right)...
Published on 10 Dec 2013
Offset Floor of Buys-Ballot Crater
Ridge along the edge of Buys-Ballot crater floor. LROC NAC M1095343282L, image center 21.321°N, 175.152°E, image width 1.41 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Dec 2013
A Smattering of Self-secondaries
Self-secondaries within the ejecta blanket of a fresh crater. LROC NAC M1120683999L, image width ~2.5 km [NASA/GFSC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Dec 2013
Thin Dark Layer
Eastern rim of an unnamed young crater. LROC NAC M156102528L; image center 4.072°S, 227.294°E; image width is 590 m; incidence angle is 7.2°; illuminated from right side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Nov 2013
A Great Place to Rove!
Sinus Iridum area of the Moon - it is likely that China will land a rover near Laplace A crater before the end of the year! Arrow shows location of Soviet Lunokhod 1 rover, LROC WAC mosaic is 360 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 22 Nov 2013
Impact Art
LROC NAC mosaic (M1119341350LR) of ejecta from a fresh crater that impacted on the southeastern wall of crater Darwin C: image is ~3 km wide, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Nov 2013
Tsiolkovskiy Central Peak Oblique
An LROC NAC oblique image (M1098059280LR) of the central peak of Tsiolkovskiy Crater. The image is approximately 25 km in diameter, and the central peak rises ~3400 m above the crater floor. North points left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 19 Nov 2013
The Lunar Alps
A portion of an LROC NAC oblique image (M177602135LR) of a rille, seen in the center of this image running northwest to southeast through the Montes Alpes region. Image width is approximately 15 km. North is to the right...
Published on 15 Nov 2013
It Is All Downhill From Here
LROC NAC image (M1131216329LR) of the southeast wall of Dugan J, where material flowed downward and came to rest at the base of the crater wall. Image is ~2 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Nov 2013
Making an Impact on History
LROC NAC image (M153014430L) of the Ranger 7 impact crater (bright crater near top center) in Mare Cognitum located at 339.323°E, 10.634°S. The crater is 14 meters in diameter; image width is 400 m. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Nov 2013