Featured Images
Sinuous Ridges on the Slope
Triple junctions of wrinkle ridges at the western edge of Bolyai crater floor. Image width is 1270 m, LROC NAC image M134368363L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 Aug 2012
Impacts on the Melts
Impact melt surface ejected from Necho crater. Image width is 620 m, LROC NAC M134374642L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Aug 2012
Splash Mark
Meandering line of boulders at the bottom of Necho crater. Image width is 690 m, LROC NAC M167390131L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]
Published on 31 Jul 2012
Question Answered!
LRO slewed 19° down-Sun allowing the illuminated side of the still standing American flag to be captured at the Apollo 17 landing site. M113751661L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Jul 2012
Bulls-Eye Crater or Volcanic Vent?
A circular depression (700 m diameter) sits atop of a circular mound 3.7 km in diameter. It is either a perfectly placed impact crater on the hill's summit, or a volcanic vent. LROC NAC M181173832LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Jul 2012
Watch That First Step!
LROC oblique view of the giant scarp (cliff) Rupes Cauchy that cuts across 200 km of Mare Tranquillitatis. The scarp is 300 meters tall and Cauchy B crater is 6 km in diameter [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Jul 2012
A New Tool For Exploring NAC Images!
New tool! Explore the Apollo landing sites using LROC images! Nine views of the Apollo 12 landing site [NASA/ASU/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Jul 2012
Copernicus Central Peak From The West
West-to-east view of Copernicus crater central peak complex. The sharp boundary at the base of the 700 meter high peak in the foreground is a now frozen sea of impact melt that flooded the floor of the crater in its final stages of...
Published on 18 Jul 2012
Very Oblique View of Giordano Bruno
Southern rim of Giordano Bruno crater seen obliquely (79°) from 53 km altitude, small portion of NAC M119245930LR subsampled by a factor of three [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 17 Jul 2012
Simpelius Scarp
A lobate scarp formed in the lunar highlands. Lunar scientists keep finding more of these tectonic features as LROC NAC image coverage of the lunar surface continues to increase. LROC NAC M106807247L, image width is 1000 m...
Published on 12 Jul 2012
Weaving boulder trails on the Moon
Boulders have rolled downslope creating tracks along the way. The locations of some boulders that have come to a stop are visible, but several tracks curve off further downslope. LROC NAC M176791784R, image width is 500 m...
Published on 11 Jul 2012
Sunny Side Up
The center of Linné F is filled with a small mound surrounded by a moat of impact melt rock. Image width is ~1450 m, LROC NAC M190509409 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Jul 2012
Sunset Over Giordano Bruno
Slump terrace in the northern half of Giordano Bruno crater seen at sunset, from an altitude of 54 km. Terrace is 4800 meters wide, NAC M165190579LR [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Jul 2012
Copernicus Seen Looking Straight Down
Fractures and a collapse crater within impact melt rock on the floor of Copernicus crater. Image width is 1800 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Jun 2012
Copernicus Central Peak
Copernicus crater central peak casts a long shadow to the west over a crater floor that was flooded with impact melt that cooled and hardened to form this spectacular landscape. LROC NAC M193025138LR, image width is 1350 m...
Published on 27 Jun 2012
Giordano Bruno, The Big Picture
Mosaic of eight LROC NAC images provides this spectacular view of the interior of Giordano Bruno crater (21 km diameter). Resolution was reduced by 10 times to fit this Featured Image format, M185212646LR, M185219795LR, M185226944LR,...
Published on 26 Jun 2012
The Swirls of Mare Ingenii
An oblique view of Mare Ingenii and the swirl that marks its floor. Scene is approximately 15 km across (subsampled from the native resolution); NAC images M191830503L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Jun 2012
River of Rock
A small section of an enormous, now frozen, river of impact melt that flowed down the southeastern flank of Tycho crater some 108 million years ago. NAC image M185940195RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 20 Jun 2012
Astronaut's Eye View of Apollo 16 Site
Oblique LROC NAC image of the Apollo 16 landing site, viewpoint is east to west. South Ray crater is center left and North Ray crater is center right, distance between two crater centers is 10.5 km. LROC NAC M192817484LR...
Published on 19 Jun 2012
Hyginus Crater and Pyroclastics
A 145 m crater on the rim of Hyginus Crater uncovers dark, most likely pyroclastic material. LROC NAC M155193272R, 504 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Jun 2012