Featured Images
Action Shot
Fresh ejecta blanket of an unnamed 1 km diameter crater. Image number M154813223R, incidence angle 13°, image is 750 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Apr 2011
Slice of Mare
Wedge-shaped asymmetrical ejecta pattern surrounding a ~1 km diameter mare crater. Image M154799629R width is 2 km and north is up, 0.5 m/pixel scale [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 20 Apr 2011
Lava Flows Exposed in Bessel Crater
Spectacular example of layering exposed in the wall of Bessel crater (21.8°N, 17.9°E). Image number M135073175R, incidence angle 13°, image is 500 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Apr 2011
How did I form?
Small fresh crater in Palitzsch B, with a shape and ejecta pattern typical of an oblique impact. North is up, image width is 500 m, LROC NAC M154785423R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 18 Apr 2011
Brisbane Z's Australean wrinkle ridge
A beautiful wrinkle ridge within Brisbane Z crater in Mare Australe. Image width is 500 m and illumination is from the left, LROC NAC M134714924L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Apr 2011
Bouldery crater near Mare Australe
Low Sun image of a fresh crater in the lunar highlands. Boulders are scattered within and around the 550 m crater. Image width is 950m, LROC NAC M150062296R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Apr 2011
Crater rim of Flamsteed P
Boundary of buried crater rim and mare basalt at Flamsteed P crater. Illumination is from right, incidence angle is 60°, image width is 500m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Apr 2011
Fresh crater on Oceanus Procellarum
Fresh and degraded craters in Oceanus Procellarum, near the crater Flamsteed P. Illumination is from left side of the image, incidence angle is 78°, width is 1400 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Apr 2011
Impact melt on Klute W wall
Impact melt deposits on interior wall of Klute W crater. Image is 900 meters wide, LROC NAC M143201144RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Apr 2011
Post-impact modification of Klute W
Fractured and slumping rim of Klute W crater. Image is 900 meters wide, LROC NAC M143201144RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 31 Mar 2011
Boulder clusters on a ridge crest
Boulders ~1 - 6 m in diameter cluster on a wrinkle ridge crest in Oceanus Procellarum. Image is 600 m across, LROC NAC M148536582R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Mar 2011
Scouring secondary ejecta
Ejecta scours deep grooves into the walls and rim of an unnamed crater, located northwest of Henry Frères crater. Image width is 600 m, illumination is from the left, LROC NAC M148563335L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Mar 2011
Small crater in Oceanus Procellarum
This unnamed 740 m diameter crater has bouldery walls and is morphologically similar to many <1 km diameter craters in the mare. Image width is 847 m, LROC NAC M127328861L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 Mar 2011
LROC PDS Release Number 5
LROC WAC mosaic centered on Orientale basin. From the center of the mosaic to a corner is about 2000 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Mar 2011
Barnstorming Linné crater
Color coded shaded relief map of Linné crater (2.2 km diameter) created from an LROC NAC stereo topographic model. The colors represent elevations; cool colors are lowest and hot colors are highest [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Mar 2011
Right Angle
A section of a lobate scarp inside Karrer crater. NAC frame M145557281R, incidence is 71°, image is 0.64 m/px [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Mar 2011
Boulder in Recht Crater
Inside the wall of Recht crater rests a 130 meter long boulder. Image resolution is 0.56 m/px and the incidence angle is 20° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Mar 2011
Dark Halo Crater in Orientale!
A bright crater on the flank of a larger dark halo crater (illumination is from the left). LROC NAC M138188186, image width is 550 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Mar 2011
Archimedes - Mare Flooded Crater!
Contact between Archimedes crater wall (bottom left) and floor (upper right). The floor is smooth and relatively flat compared to the sloped and rough elephant skin textured crater wall. LROC NAC M119883761, image width is 800 m...
Published on 02 Mar 2011
Rima Calippus
Rima Calippus in northwest Mare Serenitatis, boulders on the larger branch are possibly outcrop waiting to be sampled. LROC NAC M102078117, image width is 1600 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Mar 2011