Featured Images

A Splendid View of Larmor Q

LROC NAC view of the south wall and rim of splendiferous Larmor Q crater, looking obliquely east-to-west from an altitude of 60 km; image M174081337 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 May 2014

Archimedes Rock Garden

A group of rocks, a small shallow crater, and rays of ejecta occur together on one of the fault terraces of the crater Archimedes. LRO NAC M109256375R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Feb 2013

Hole on A Melt Sheet

A portion of the impact melt sheet on the floor of crater Korolev X. Image center is 0.699°N, 200.594°E, image width is 638 m. Sunlight is from right. NAC M145664820R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Oct 2012

Splash Mark

Meandering line of boulders at the bottom of Necho crater. Image width is 690 m, LROC NAC M167390131L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

Published on 31 Jul 2012

Copernicus Seen Looking Straight Down

Fractures and a collapse crater within impact melt rock on the floor of Copernicus crater. Image width is 1800 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Jun 2012

On the Edge

Small craters and ejecta dot the landscape just over the crest of Manzinus M's rim, marked by the shadow on the bottom of the image. Several lineations run parallel to the rim while cross-cutting small craters. Image width is 500 m, NAC...

Published on 04 Jun 2012

Shadows in Egede A

A field of boulders casts long shadows on the wall of Egede A crater. Illumination from south-southwest, image is ~400 m across, LROC NAC M122137079L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Jan 2012

Lobate Scarp or Fluidized Ejecta?

A double escarpment merges with a single escarpment. LROC NAC frame M105463860R, incidence angle 51.0°, image width is ~1,500 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 10 Nov 2011

Maunder's Terrace

A terrace in Maunder crater is slowly engulfed in shadow as the Sun sets on the Moon. LROC NAC M133445371RE, image width is 800 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Sep 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

Impact melt in Anaxagoras crater

Boulders clustered on a positive relief bulge in an impact melt deposit on the floor of Anaxagoras crater (73.5°N, 349.7°E); most of the boulders are 10 - 30 m across. LROC NAC M155309869R, image width is 910 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 31 May 2011

Fractured Impact Melt

Cracks in impact melt inside Thales crater. The smooth impact melt is fractured and then sprinkled with boulders from the neighboring slope. LROC NAC M157270357R, image scale is 0.53 meters/pixel, incidence angle is 62°...

Published on 26 May 2011

Necho's jumbled floor

The chaotic floor of Necho crater attests to the dynamic environment immediately after the impact event. NAC image M115502787R, scene is 960 m across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Sep 2010

Necho Crater

Cracks form in the impact melt sheet on the floor of Necho Crater. Image width is 1.04 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Aug 2009