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NAC Anaglyph: Mare Shoreline in Apollo Basin
A portion of the southwestern mare "shoreline" in the Apollo basin on the farside. This contact between ancient lava plains and a remnant crater rim shows the lunar surface as a land of contrasts -- of expansive plains and jutting...
Published on 30 Jun 2017
NAC Anaglyph: van den Bos Crater
van den Bos is a small (22 km) floor-fractured crater on the lunar farside. The shallow floor of the crater is crossed with fractures rougly concentric to the crater walls. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Jun 2017
New View of Rare Volcanism on the Moon
The Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex central caldera complex was first discovered in LROC images (61.20° N, 100.27° E; WAC mosaic with NAC image M103852760R in the center). Variations in the reflectance values were used to estimate...
Published on 05 Jun 2017
Tycho Limb Shot!
Magnificent oblique view of the eastern side of Tycho's central peak acquired when the Sun was relatively high above the horizon. From the viewpoint of LROC the Sun was behind and a bit to the north, so shadows are mostly hidden, thus...
Published on 27 Apr 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Maunder Central Peak
Maunder Central Peak - created when Maunder crater (55 km in diameter) was formed. The central portion of the crater was initially compressed, then subsequently rebounded to form these large peaks which rise over a kilometer above...
Published on 07 Apr 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Manners Crater
Fresh material (bright streaks) is exposed along the wall of the relatively young Manners crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 31 Mar 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Mature 4 km crater in southern Mare Fecunditatis
Mature 4 km crater in southern Mare Fecunditatis. The irregular formation to the southwest is probably a secondary crater from crater Langrenus, 200+ km to the north-northeast [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Mar 2017
NAC Anaglyph: "Bathtub Ring" of Lava
The pit-like Bawa crater (off-center left) is located on the edge of Lacus Solitudinus. The pit is congested with old lava and spiny, razerback ridges. The ridges are composed of debris that slumped from the upslope (western) wall above...
Published on 17 Mar 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Fissures in Bowditch Crater
A complex grouping of fissures in the mare-flooded Bowditch crater that were once likely sites of volcanic eruptions in this area. Bowditch crater is part of the lava-flooded region named Lacus Solitudinus [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 24 Feb 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Atlas Crater Wall
The rough-and-tumble morphology of this crater wall results, at least in part, from large-scale wall instability and failures [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 17 Feb 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Briggs Fractures
Fractures in the floor of Briggs crater suggest intrusive volcanic activity , i.e. magma rising from below to push up the crater floor, causing it to crack [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Feb 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Tsiolkovskiy Slumping
The wall of Tsiolkovskiy crater has slumped downward due to gravity since its formation, giving it a lumpy appearance [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Jan 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Buffon Flow Front
This lobate flow, found to the south of Buffon crater, likely formed as fluidized basin ejecta moved across the surface [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Jan 2017
NAC Anaglyph: Langmuir Central Peak
The bouldery and blocky uppermost slopes of the central peak of Langmuir crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 30 Dec 2016
NAC Anaglyph: Fenyi Fractures
Fractures in the floor of Fenyi crater hint at intrusive magmatic activity [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Dec 2016
Spacecraft Related Coordinates - 2016 Update
Luna 17, the intrepid lander that carried the Lunokhod 1 rover to the surface. You can make out the rover's tracks around the lander, the tight circles were formed as the Earth-bound drivers tested out the maneuverability of their just...
Published on 25 Nov 2016
NAC Anaglyph: Tycho Melt Flow
Stunning complexity in impact melt deposits on the northern rim of Tycho crater that were once molten and flowed across the surface, but are now solidified [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Oct 2016
Dynamic Moon!
A brand new crater on the Moon! This new 12 meter (39 foot) diameter impact crater formed between 25 October 2012 and 21 April 2013 and was discovered in a temporal ratio image (after/before) created from two Narrow Angle Camera (NAC)...
Published on 12 Oct 2016
NAC Anaglyph: Brisbane Impact Gouge
This segment of the Brisbane Z impact rim was scoured out, likely during the formation of the impact, leaving behind the elongate structure we see today [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Oct 2016
Color of the Lassell Massif
A shock of color on the Moon! The Lassell Massif (a so-called "red spot") in Mare Nubium appears orange in the center of this WAC color composite image. The image was derived by assigning red to 689 nm, green to 415 nm, and blue to 321...
Published on 12 Sep 2016