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NAC Anaglyph: Fenyi Fractures

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

NAC Anaglyph: Brisbane Impact Gouge

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

NAC Anaglyph: Vitello Ridge

NAC Anaglyph: Vitello Ridge

A wrinkle ridge south of Vitello crater, formed by compressional stress that caused the rock to fold and fracture [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Sep 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Fractures in Gauss Crater

NAC Anaglyph: Fractures in Gauss Crater

Fractures in Gauss crater suggest modification of this crater's morphology through subsequent geologic processes [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Sep 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Dryden Central Peak

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

Rim Crest of Finsen C

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

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

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

NAC Anaglyph: Orientale Massifs

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

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

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

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

NAC Anaglyph: Aitken Lobate Scarp

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

Published on 22 Jan 2016

Mt. Marilyn: Navigating to the Surface

Mt. Marilyn: Navigating to the Surface

NAC mosaic of Mt. Marilyn, a key navigation landmark during the Apollo 11 Moon landing, scene is 30 km wide.

Published on 04 Jan 2016

Dome in Mare Vaporum

Dome in Mare Vaporum

NAC anaglyph of a prominent volcanic dome in Mare Vaporum [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 20 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Aristarchus Rille

NAC Anaglyph: Aristarchus Rille

Vallis Schroeteri, a large lunar rille, winds its way across the Aristarchus Plateau. At this location, Vallis Schroeteri is nearly 4.5 km across! Note the smaller, more sinuous rille nested within the larger rille [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...

Published on 13 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Lobate Scarp near Van der Waals K

NAC Anaglyph: Lobate Scarp near Van der Waals K

A lobate scarp near Van der Waals K Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Oppenheimer U

NAC Anaglyph: Oppenheimer U

Crater floor fractures - curving depressions in the floor of Oppenheimer U [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Mendel Scarp

NAC Anaglyph: Mendel Scarp

A scarp weaves its way through the battered terrain of Mendel crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Degraded Crater in Fraunhofer

NAC Anaglyph: Degraded Crater in Fraunhofer

Battered by aeons -- the floor and rim of this crater are barely distinguishable [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Oct 2015