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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
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
Project Gemini Comes to Life
Major milestones of the Gemini flights: Ed White performs the first US spacewalk (upper left), first rendezvous of two crewed spacecraft (upper right), first docking of two spacecraft (lower left), tethering of two spacecraft (lower...
Published on 06 Jan 2012
Aristarchus Spectacular!
West wall of Aristarchus crater seen obliquely by the LROC NACs from an altitude of only 26 km. Scene is about 12 km wide at the base, NAC M175569775 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Dec 2011
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
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
Sampling Schrödinger
Boulders rolled down an incline on a terrace near the Schrödinger basin rim. Boulders are ~20 to 30 m in size. Image width is ~1.2 km, downslope direction to upper left, LROC NAC M159017963R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 17 Aug 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 Moon as seen by MESSENGER!
Image of Earth's moon taken by MESSENGER's Wide Angle Camera [NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington].
Published on 18 Mar 2011
North Pole Mosaics and Movie
LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic of the Moon's north pole; polar stereographic projection, 60°N to 90°N [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 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
Farside! And all the way around
The lunar farside as never seen before! LROC WAC orthographic projection centered at 180° longitude, 0° latitude [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 11 Mar 2011
LROC K-12 Art Program
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) announces The Moon and Me K-12 Art Challenge
Published on 07 Mar 2011
Dark streaks in Diophantus crater
Northern flank of Diophantus crater. LROC NAC M124797072L, 0.56 m/pixel, image width is about 678 m. Illumination is from the bottom of the image, downslope direction is from top to bottom of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Feb 2011