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Just Another Crater?
Not ordinary - amazing! What makes this 110 meter diameter crater stand out from the rest? LROC NAC M175077349L, 225 meters wide, 25 cm pixel scale, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Dec 2011
Ejecta blanket geology
Unconsolidated material and impact melt (smoother areas) in the continuous ejecta blanket of Stevinus A crater. Image is located to the northeast of Stevinus A, image width is 530 m, LROC NAC M170227051L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 08 Dec 2011
On the floor of Green M
High-reflectance boulders are interspersed among rubble eroding out of impact melt deposited on the Green M crater floor. Illumination from right, image is 570 m across, LROC NAC M159080552L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Dec 2011
Oblong Roche V
The boundary between the flooded crater floor and the Roche V crater wall is subtle, except for locations where a distinct pinch represents the contact between units. LROC NAC M159100166R, image width is 590 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 06 Dec 2011
Lichtenberg B Flow
Starting at the rim of the crater Lichtenberg B, impact melt flowed and formed a channel, pushing boulders aside in the process. LROC NAC M120257109R, image width is 430 m, incidence angle is 57° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 30 Nov 2011
Marius A
Layered basalt on the wall of Marius A crater partially covered by debris. The crater rim is to the right of the image, and the floor of the crater is to the left. LROC NAC M137848463R, image width is 460 m, incidence angle is...
Published on 29 Nov 2011
Detour!
A high albedo granular flow traveled down the wall of Dionysius crater. Why is the flow curving around the crater floor? LROC NAC M111484008R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Nov 2011
Polka-dot Ejecta
A blanket of fresh ejecta is dotted with smaller low albedo craters. LROC NAC M123513537R, image width is 560 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Nov 2011
Shades of Grey
Two streaks of high and low reflectance blocky ejecta from the same crater. A large boulder rests in the low reflectance deposit. LROC NAC M168862555R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 Nov 2011
Nature's Art
Western half of an unnamed crater and its ejecta located near the center of Mare Serenitatis. Image width is 600 m, incidence angle 28°, LROC NAC M139795376L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 17 Nov 2011
Lunar Topography - As Never Seen Before!
LROC WAC color shaded relief of the lunar farside (NASA/GSFC/DLR/Arizona State University).
Published on 16 Nov 2011
Boulder Mound
Boulder rich mound on the northeastern rim of Dawes crater. Image width is 500 m, sunlight is from the image bottom. LROC NAC M139734469L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Nov 2011
Lobate Scarp or Fluidized Ejecta?
A double escarpment merges with a single escarpment. LROC NAC frame M105463860R, incidence angle 51.0°, image width is ~1,500 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Nov 2011
Bench Crater in Plato
A small impact feature in the lava-filled crater Plato (51.6° N, 9.3° W) exhibits an interesting morphology. LROC NAC frame M137610258L, incidence angle 60°, sun is from the SSW, image width is 550 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 09 Nov 2011
The Chicken or the Egg?
Building-sized boulders are partially coated in impact melt. LROC NAC frame M140840176R, incidence angle is 39.6°, sun is from the south, image width is 540 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Nov 2011
Hadley Rille and the Mountains of the Moon
The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter rolled to capture this dramatic oblique view of the Apollo 15 landing site. Hadley rille, a great chasm in the lunar surface, carves its way through the center of this scene [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 04 Nov 2011
Last Portion of Original Floor
Floor of unnamed crater inside the larger Humboldt crater. LROC NAC M113440414L. Image width is 765 m. Illumination is from left side of the image, incidence angle 54° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Nov 2011
Crater Covered With Boulders!
Boulder-rich crater near Aitken N crater. LROC NAC M141132981R. Image width is 780 m, incidence angle is about 18°, sunlight from upper-right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 Nov 2011
Fissures on the Moon
Fissures and associated pit-chains on Aitken crater floor. LROC NAC M128148929L, image width is 580 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Nov 2011
Two of these things are not like the others
The rim of a fracture inside the crater Sarton Y. To the left of the rim is outside the fracture, and to the right of the rim is inside the fracture. Image width is 825 meters, LROC NAC frame M140697409L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 27 Oct 2011