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

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

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

Brayley G

This small crater is perched on the edge of something much more extraordinary. Read on to discover more! LROC NAC frame M175515801L, 30 cm pixel scale, image is 300 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Jan 2012

Galilaei's Layered Wall

Layers of material are exposed in Galilei crater's wall, sloping downwards to the bottom left. Each successive layer provides a step back in time and hints at the process that formed the layers. LROC NAC M160363453LE, image width is 500...

Published on 04 Jan 2012

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

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

Layers in Lucian Crater

Layers of material are exposed forming small cliffs on the Lucian crater rim. LROC NAC M170321251R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Oct 2011

Skimming the Moon

Low periapsis Narrow Angle Camera image of the Apollo 17 Landing Site. Image is 150 meters wide, Sun from the left, north towards top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Sep 2011

Leathery vs smooth surface

Leathery surface at Mons Bradley. Image number M116309931R, scale 0.73 m/pixel, image width 876m, incidence angle 84°, sunlight is from southwest [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 31 Aug 2011

Layers near Apollo 15 landing site

West side edges of Hadley Rille, near Apollo 15 landing site. Image number M113941548L, resolution is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500 m, incidence angle 59°, sunlight is from right side of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Aug 2011

Old Man River (of Lava)

A tight turn in a sinuous rille. Could you drive a SUV sized rover through it? Probably, it's flat on the bottom. Just watch out for house-sized boulders. Image number M157934151L, incidence angle 35°, image is 1.75 km across...

Published on 28 Jun 2011

Discontinuous rilles

Northwestern edge of disconnected depression (14.53°N, 311.43°E) from Rima Marius. Image number M135507533R, incidence angle 58°, image width is 550 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 May 2011

Striated blocks in Aristarchus crater

Field of striated boulders on the wall of Aristarchus crater. Uphill is towards top of image. LROC NAC image M120161915 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Feb 2011

Rima Bradley

Rima Bradley is a northeast/southwest-trending linear rille located between Mare Imbrium and Palus Putredinis (very close to the Apollo 15 landing site). Rima Bradley probably formed as a result of tectonic stresses in the Imbrium...

Published on 10 Feb 2011

Sinus Iridum - Next Destination?

LROC WAC topography of Sinus Iridum, blue shows the lowest areas and red the highest. From promontory to promontory Sinus Iridum is 235 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Oct 2010

Ejecta from Van de Graaff Crater

The texture of ejecta thrown from Van de Graaff Crater along the northern rim, seen from a low Sun angle in the NAC image (incidence angle is 72°). This subset of the NAC image M115177455R has a width of 980 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 21 Sep 2010