Featured Images
Stratified Ejecta Blocks
A stratified ejecta block around an unnamed fresh crater on the far side of the Moon, NAC frame M110757216R (127.61°E, 13.13°N). Incidence angle is 24°, scale is 0.58 m/px [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 01 Feb 2011
Rille in Aitken Crater!
The beginning, or end, of a short rille in Aitken crater. This rille is 5 km long and 600 m wide. LROC NAC M149391207, image width is 900 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Jan 2011
Exposed Boulders in the Aitken Mare
Boulders eroding out of the hillslope and concentrated between two hills. NAC image M143480262, image width is 700 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Jan 2011
Terraced Craters in Aitken Crater
Small crater within Aitken crater. It has a terraced and hummocky floor, with boulders strewn about, and no bright rays. NAC image M145855135RE, image width is 700 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Jan 2011
Wrinkle Ridges in Aitken Crater!
Mare basalts and hummocky ejecta both displaying wrinkle ridges in Aitken crater. NAC M105730242, image width is 1.6 km, Sun is from upper left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 20 Jan 2011
Approaching Aitken Crater - Vertregt J
As LRO slewed to obliquely view Aitken crater (17 January Featured Image), the northern edge of Vertregt J was serendipitously captured by the NAC. North to the left, image is about 6 km wide [NASA/GSFC/ASU].
Published on 19 Jan 2011
Aitken Central Peak, Seen Obliquely
Southern end of Aitken crater central peak complex. The upper left is about 1000 meters above the crater floor, which is just seen at lower right. Bright material (high albedo) may be a landslide of local soil, or a secondary impact...
Published on 17 Jan 2011
Impact melt features in Tycho crater's floor
Depressions and positive relief features in Tycho crater were caused by a complex mixture of granular material and impact melt settling to the floor. Image width is 370 m, LROC NAC M119923147L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 09 Dec 2010
Ejecta in Tycho crater
320 m block of ejecta in Tycho crater covered by a veneer of impact melt. Image width is 370 m, LROC NAC 142334392RE [NASA/GFSC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Dec 2010
Rilles as far as the eye can see in Prinz!
LROC WAC mosaic of the rille-rich Prinz crater region. Bench-like features are visible in the Prinz B depression and two flows originating in Prinz B converge just west of the arrow [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Dec 2010
Secrets of Schröteri
Vallis Schröteri is a magnificent sinuous rille and of particular interest is its inner rille, which diverges from the primary rille near the arrow. This nested form indicates that multiple eruptive events occurred or there was a large...
Published on 02 Dec 2010
Rimae Posidonius
Spanning over 130 km in length, Rimae Posidonius is a sinuous rille winding across the floor of Posidonius crater. LROC WAC mosaic at 100 m/pixel, arrow points to the rille and location of an LROC NAC close-up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 01 Dec 2010
Erosional trough on crater wall
Erosional trough (400 m long x 100-200 m wide) on the eastern inner wall of the farside crater Moore F. Morphologically it resembles a martian sapping feature, suggested to form due to erosion by water flowing out of the subsurface....
Published on 24 Nov 2010
Delicate patterns in Giordano Bruno ejecta
Far edge of the Giordano Bruno crater ejecta blanket. LROC NAC M115617436L, 0.9 m/pixel, image width is 1.08 km, Sun is from right side. Giordano Bruno is to the northwest of image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 Nov 2010
Rock avalanche in Robinson crater
Northern slope inside Robinson crater. LROC NAC M114259768R, 0.52 m/pixel, image width is 620 m, sun light is from right side. Slope direction is from top to the bottom of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 18 Nov 2010
Slope failure near Aratus crater
Northern flank of cone-shaped mound near Aratus crater. LROC NAC M117461002L, image width is about 672 m. Sun light is from left side, incidence angle 83°, downslope direction is from bottom to top of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 16 Nov 2010
Kepler Crater - Central Peak
Boulders and simple craters perched on top of Kepler crater's central peak. LROC NAC M111843702R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Nov 2010
Kepler's Rim
Steep interior wall of Kepler crater, rim is to the upper left and the bottom of the crater is in the lower right. Note the exposed layering near the top, and the boulders collecting at the base of the crater wall. LROC NAC M107128381R,...
Published on 10 Nov 2010
Kepler Crater Ejecta
Large boulder ejected from Kepler crater, a small depression from the boulder's impact is just visible. LROC NAC M140155410L, image width is 800 m [NASA/GFSC/Arizona State University].
Published on 09 Nov 2010
Gassendi A
Impact melt material inside of the crater Gassendi A, which intrudes into the northern rim of the larger crater Gassendi. LROC NAC image M107136013L, image width is 840 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 Nov 2010