Featured Images
Impact melt tongue
A bouldery tongue of impact melt in Jackson crater. Image number M133892450L, incidence angle 75°, image scale 0.83 m/pixels [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 11 Aug 2011
Channelized impact melt
Channelized impact melt flow cut through pre-existing rock. Image number M103216633L, incidence angle 68°, image scale 1.4 m/pixels, sunlight direction is from the left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Aug 2011
Waves
Waves of impact melt in Jackson crater. Sun direction is from the lower right hand corner. Image number M112658386R, incidence angle 46°, image scale 0.54 m/pixels [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 09 Aug 2011
Tendrils in Reiner Crater
These elongate flows formed during their race towards the floor of Reiner crater. Boulders have piled up at the base of the flows. Are the flows impact melt, or something else? Downslope is to the upper left. LROC NAC M135548391LE,...
Published on 08 Aug 2011
Layering in Euler Crater
Many layers are present in the wall of Euler crater. The layers are interpreted to be individual lava flows that formed the lunar maria. LROC NAC M124763045LE, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 02 Aug 2011
Dark halo crater
A small dark halo crater on the ejecta of Censorinus A crater. Image scale is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500m, incidence angle 45°, sunlight is from right side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Jul 2011
Melt and more melt
Southwestern edge of Rümker E crater floor. Image scale is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500m, incidence angle 43°, sunlight is from south-west [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Jul 2011
Rootless impact melt flows
Impact melt flows extending out of Eimmart A crater. Image resolution is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500 m, incidence angle 44°, sunlight is from left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Jul 2011
Farside Highlands Volcanism!
Small dome in the Compton-Belkovich region (61.33 °N, 99.68 °E). Evidence indicates a volcanic origin for this and other intriguing features in the region. Incidence angle is 64°, Sun is from the SSW, image is ~510 m across. NAC image...
Published on 25 Jul 2011
The Lavish Lobes of Necho R
What geologic process created these mounds (5.72°S, 122.09°E)? NAC image number M106074338R; incidence angle 35°, Sun is from the west, north is up, image is ~600 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Jul 2011
Crash or Coincidence?
An odd-looking impact feature raises an intriguing, Apollo-era trivia question (3.02°N, 119.15°E). NAC image number M141485413; incidence angle 12°; Sun is from the east; north is up; image is ~600 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 20 Jul 2011
Layering in Messier A
Avalanches festoon the layered walls of Messier A crater (2.2°S, 46.9°E). NAC image number M126622485R, incidence angle 25°, Sun is from the east, north is up, image is ~625 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Jul 2011
Splash and flow
Impact melt flowed across the primary ejecta of an unnamed Copernican-aged impact crater (46.75°N, 49.81°E). LROC NAC M159631206L,R; source crater toward the bottom [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Jul 2011
Stress and pull
Cracks - not boulders! - abound on the ridge crest of this wrinkle ridge in Mare Imbrium. LROC NAC M102171046LR, image width is 1.7 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Jul 2011
Relative age relationships
A wrinkle ridge cross-cuts and deforms an impact crater in northeast Mare Imbrium. Deformed impact crater is ~330 m in diameter, LROC NAC M104540211RE, image width is 1.7 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Jul 2011
Tycho Central Peak Spectacular!
Oblique view of summit area of Tycho crater central peak. The boulder in the background is 120 meters wide, and the image is about 1200 meters wide. LROC NAC M162350671L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Jun 2011
Zebra Stripes
Boulders decorate the slopes of this wrinkle ridge in southern Oceanus Procellarum. Image number M135507772R, incidence angle 56°, image scale is 0.5 m/pixel [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Jun 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
Ghost Crater in Southern Mare Crisium!
Crest of a wrinkle ridge in Mare Crisium lined with boulders that have most likely weathered out of the summit. LROC NAC M150138095LE, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Jun 2011
Das crater
An impact melt pool (lower right) within Das crater. Nearby boulders are the result of fractured impact melt, which have migrated downslope and formed talus (upper left). Uphill direction is to the top left. LROC NAC M136091866, image...
Published on 22 Jun 2011