Featured Images
Flow Boundary
A small scarp is exposed in this high incidence angle NAC. The area to the east (right) of the scarp is raised relative to the area on the west (left). LROC NAC M177792062L, image width is 610 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 11 Apr 2012
Smooth Ejecta
Grooved surface created in an instant by an impact event. The linear pattern is radially symmetric around the parent crater; the parent crater must be very young as very few craters dot the ejecta blanket! LROC NAC M171788458RE, image...
Published on 10 Apr 2012
The Rays of Messier A
A mare surface peppered with hundreds of small craters. Image width is 620 m, NAC frame M159650657L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Apr 2012
Trapped at the Bottom
A mound of debris has formed at the bottom of a small impact crater in the lava deposits of Cleomedes, width is ~500 m, north is up, NAC frame M121844756R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 04 Apr 2012
An Impact Melt Veneer in the Highlands
Fractured impact melt partially covered with regolith. Image width is 880 m, north is up, NAC frame M159650657L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Apr 2012
Splish Splash
An impact melt veneer coating a large boulder, ~80 m wide by 120 m long - larger than a football field! Downslope to the right, NAC M169630027R, image width is 530 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 30 Mar 2012
Not Your Average Scarp
A scarp winds through a region of mare. NAC M166223945L, image width is 700 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Mar 2012
Ejecta Starburst
High-reflectance ejecta created a starburst pattern originating from an unnamed ~270 m diameter crater. NAC M159059694R, image width 855 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Mar 2012
1000 Day Anniversary of LROC Imaging
Rim of Shackleton crater near the lunar South Pole as seen in the first LROC NAC image of the Moon, acquired on 30 June 2009. Image is 850 m across, NAC M101013931 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Mar 2012
Ryder Spectacular!
Boulders, slopes, and shadows inside Ryder Crater. Distance across base of shadow is about 1800 meters (NAC M176670797) [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Mar 2012
Absolute Time
LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) visible to ultraviolet portrait of Copernicus crater, image 458 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Mar 2012
Mare Crisium: Failure then Success
Luna 24 landed on the northwestern rim of a 64 m diameter impact crater, on the volcanic plains of Mare Crisium. Enlargement of lander at lower left, NAC M174868307L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Mar 2012
Lunokhod 1 Revisited
Lunokhod 1 rover in its final parking place (38.315°N, 324.992°E) on the surface of Mare Imbrium. The inset in the lower left shows an expanded view of the rover. LROC NAC image M175502049RE. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Mar 2012
Lunokhod 2 Revisited
Lunokhod 2 rover parked facing southeast with the lid still open. Rover tracks extend north to the final parking place. The inset is a zoomed in view of the rover, the main rover body is labeled B, the open lid is labeled L and the...
Published on 13 Mar 2012
How Young is Young?
Area on the southeastern rim of North Ray crater, explored by Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke, revealed in the new low altitude LROC image M175179080LR. Image is 300 meters wide, black arrows show foot tracks...
Published on 08 Mar 2012
A Stark Beauty All Its Own
LROC's best look yet at the Apollo 11 Landing site. The remnants of Armstrong and Aldrin's historic first steps on the surface are seen as dark paths around the Lunar Module (LM), Lunar Ranging RetroReflector (LRRR) and Passive Seismic...
Published on 07 Mar 2012
Pinpoint Landing on the Ocean of Storms
The Apollo 12 landing site in Oceanus Procellarum imaged during the second LRO low-altitude campaign. Image width is 225 m, NAC Image M175428601R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Mar 2012
Follow the Tracks
Apollo 15 landing site imaged from an altitude of 25 km (M175252641L,R) allowing an even higher resolution view! The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked to the far right, and the Lunar Module descent stage is in the center, LRV tracks...
Published on 05 Mar 2012
Impact Melt Pit
A melt pit inside an unnamed crater. Image width is 480 m, NAC frame M176082220L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 Mar 2012
Sunset Boulder
A tall boulder on the floor of a crater catches a few last rays of light at sunset. Image width is 620 m, NAC frame M134442210R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Mar 2012