Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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Double Trouble: Messier A

01 Apr 2020

Messier A

Feature Mosaics: Behind the Seams

16 Mar 2020

Karpinskiy Crater

Plumbing the Depths by Scaling the Heights

19 Feb 2020

Maunder central peak — The central mountainous peaks of Maunder crater are thought to be made of rock that was melted by the impact event that resulted in the Orientale basin. This impact melt rock deposit was then lifted up from below the surface during the Maunder impact event. Material that was melted by the younger Maunder impact event ponded and solidified at the base of this mountain (bottom of the scene). Scene is 2.75 km across and centered at 14.62° S, 266.21° E; NAC image M1200748730LE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

What Lies Beneath

19 Jul 2019

Central peak Jackson crater seen obliquely — Spectacular contrasts of gray scale in the central peak of Jackson crater signal variations in both composition and maturity (degree of freshness of the surface). Image is 3100 meters wide, north is to the right, M1265842750LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

How Spectacular is this View?!?!

15 Jul 2019

Western interior wall of Giordano Bruno — Oblique view of what might be the most spectacular young crater on the Moon - Giordano Bruno. The imposing cliff in the background rises 3000 m above the melt pool seen in the middle ground (top of cliff not seen here). Scene is about 3 kilometers wide, M1258193408LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Korolev X and Z

14 Dec 2018

Oblique view of Korolev Z, Korolev X, and melt flow that links them — Sharing a melt flow: visible in the right part of this oblique image is the bright wall of Korolev Z crater, the source of a 12.5-kilometer-long dark melt flow that drapes across the ancient floor of the degraded crater Korolev X. South is to the left. The image covers an area measuring about 20 kilometers from left to right and 40 kilometers from bottom to top. NAC image M1168158470LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Lunar Beauty

20 Nov 2018

A bright young crater. — The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera imaged this bright young ray crater (3.13˚N, 281.07˚E) on 3 November 2018 — just three weeks ago. The Sun shone from the west (left, 48˚ incidence angle). This image covers an area 8.1 kilometers across. NAC image M12959100LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Fractured Crater

15 Nov 2018

Komarov crater — Interior of Komarov crater (24.59°N, 152.25°E; 85 kilometers diameter), near the southern edge of Mare Moscoviense, on the lunar farside. Image 15 km wide across center, LROC NAC M1263901757LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

The South Side of Tycho Crater

08 Oct 2018

Get out your red/blue anaglyph glasses for a three-dimensional treat! This extreme closeup of the south side of 86-kilometer-diameter Tycho Crater shows melt flows and pools, small craters, sagging slopes that look like ripples, boulders, and, at the top, part of the crater rim. North is at the top. Image width is about 10 kilometers [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

NAC Anaglyph: Moore F Crater

08 Aug 2018

Moore F is an impact crater in transition. Image width is about eight kilometers. NAC images M125720601L/R and M125713813L/R. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

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