Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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The Moon in Arizona

01 Jul 2019

A very special very average part of the Sea of Tranquillity where nobody and nothing ever landed or walked. Image credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University — This 3.48-kilometer-wide part of the Sea of Tranquility is very special, though no one has ever landed or walked here. NAC image M1123426954LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

First to See the Farside

24 Dec 2018

AS08-13-2329, BW Earthrise — First photograph (BW) taken of the famous Apollo 8 Earthrise sequence, the following images were acquired with color film [AS08-13-2329, NASA].

2017 Eclipse as Seen from the Moon

29 Aug 2017

NAC E1257979189R Earth with eclipse shadow — Earth as seen from the Moon during the total eclipse on 21 August 2017. The shadow of the Moon is centered over Hopkinsville, Kentucky (18:25:30.386 UTC or 1:25:30 pm Central Daylight Time in Kentucky; E1257979198R, NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University).

Looking Over The Limb

18 Dec 2015

Earth over lunar limb — The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from above Compton crater. The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara desert, and just beyond is Saudia Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. WAC E1199291151C (Earth only), NAC M1199291564LR (Earth and Moon); sequence start time 12 October 2015 12:18:17.384 UTC [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Two-Planet Perspective from Lunar Orbit

02 Oct 2014

Earth and Mars from LRO — Composite of Earth and Mars imaged in a single NAC frame on 24 May 2014. This amazing view of two planets was visible from lunar orbit when LROC pointed homeward! Mars is about 12 pixels wide; Earth was downscaled by a factor of eight to create this composite image; LROC NAC E1155564561 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Earthrise!

07 May 2014

LROC WAC Earthrise

The vastness of space, and the inviting terra firma of the Earth and Moon. LROC WAC M1145896768C [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

In the Shadow of the Moon

25 May 2012

Moon's shadow

LRO turned to image the Earth four times during the solar eclipse on 20-21 May 2012; in this view the Moon's shadow is seen passing over the Aleutian Islands. Annotated NAC Image E192199689L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Americas from the Moon

15 Sep 2010

The western hemisphere of our home planet Earth. North (upper left), Central, and South America (lower right) were nicely free of clouds when LRO pointed home on 9 August 2010 to acquire this beautiful view! LROC NAC E136013771 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

The Earth from the Moon

24 Jun 2010

The Earth as seen from the Moon! LROC NAC mosaic of images snapped on 12 June 2010 during a calibration sequence, E130954785L and E130954785R [NASA / GSFC / Arizona State University].

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