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NAC Anaglyph: Dryden Central Peak

Dryden's central peak rises up from the crater floor. Image width is approximately 4 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Aug 2016

Lunar Exploration: Planning The Next Steps

Optimal traverse located around persistently illuminated points on the rim of Shackleton crater (SR-1, SR-2, and SR-3) and the connecting ridge between Shackleton and de Gerlache crater (CR-1, CR-2, and CR-3) as well as a permanently...

Published on 13 Jul 2016

Age of the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex

A small portion of the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex (61.20°; N, 100.27°; E) as you would see it from the window of your personal lunar module flying at an altitude of 52 km above the surface, looking to the west-southwest. The...

Published on 29 Jun 2016

A Landing Site for Russia's Luna-Glob

A portion of a new geologic map of the interior of Boguslawsky crater, proposed site of the next Russian mission to the lunar surface [Ivanov et al., 2015].

Published on 22 Jun 2016

Mapping Tycho Crater

A new geomorphological map of the interior of Tycho crater, produced using LROC NAC and SELENE Terrain Camera images. Read on for legend and unit descriptions [Krüger et al., 2016].

Published on 15 Jun 2016

Regolith Porosity from Orbit

Apollo 11 photograph of boot-print in the lunar regolith (cropped version of AS11-40-5878).  

Published on 08 Jun 2016

Crater Concentric Ridges

The dune-like features seen here are called concentric ridges, and these beautiful examples are found within the northeastern ejecta of the 5-km crater Piton B. Scene centered at 39.36° N, 359.97° E, LROC NAC Image M181174044LR...

Published on 02 Jun 2016

What a Blast! – Revisiting the Chang'e 3 Landing Site

View of the Chang'e-3 landing site from the LROC NAC. The region around the lander was brightened from the interaction of rocket exhaust with the regolith. Scene is approximately 240 m across, located at 44.121°N, 340.488°E. NAC image...

Published on 13 May 2016

Jackson Emerges

The western rim of Jackson crater floats out of the shadows in this oblique view of the prominent farside crater. LROC NAC image M1216470662LR, centered near 23.1°N, 196.1°E. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

Published on 11 May 2016

Swirls Across the Moon

The swirls of Reiner Gamma, shown in enhanced color (415 nm, 321/415 nm, 321/360 nm in red, green, and blue, respectively) from the LROC Wide Angle Camera, overlaid on a monochrome mosaic. Scence is 108 km across and centered at 6.6° N,...

Published on 03 May 2016

Thick and Sticky Melt-Rock

Colorized slope map of a fresh impact crater and its ejecta. A deposit of solidified melt-rock and debris was formed at the end of the impact event on the floor of this 1.5-km diameter crater. The flat-lying floor materials (purple,...

Published on 15 Apr 2016

Rim Crest of Finsen C

NAC anaglyph of the northern rim crest of Finsen C crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 08 Apr 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Floor Fractures

Fractures in Compton crater add to complex morphology of the crater floor [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Apr 2016

NAC Anaglyph: O'Day Central Peak

O'Day Central Peak - A small valley divides the mountains and hills that comprise the central peak complex [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Mar 2016

Chappy

NW wall of spectacular young impact crater perched on the rim of Chaplygin crater. The dark smooth material (bottom right) is solidified impact melt that originally pooled on the crater floor; the dark, middle and bright tones on the...

Published on 01 Mar 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Orientale Massifs

Mountainous peaks of the Orientale Basin structure [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Feb 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Rosseland Crater

Partially buried craters and fractures fill the floor of Rosseland Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Feb 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Planck B Fractures

Undulating floor dissected by fractures (or rilles) in Planck B crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Feb 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Eastern Abbe H

The rim of Abbe H, cutting across the center of this image, displays terracing (top left) common among complex lunar craters  [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 29 Jan 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Aitken Lobate Scarp

Lobate scarp in Aitken Crater, on the lunar farside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 22 Jan 2016