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That's a Relief

A color coded shaded relief map of a symmetrical mountain located in Mare Ingenii and centered at 35.969°S, 164.497°E. This peak is approximately 2.5 km in diameter and 230 meters tall. The colors represent elevation; high elevations...

Published on 01 Oct 2013

LROC Coordinates of Robotic Spacecraft - 2013 Update

Luna 17, the spacecraft that carried the Lunokhod 1 rover to the surface. You can make out the rover tracks around the lander. LROC NAC image M175502049RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Sep 2013

On the Edge

An oblique view from LROC's NAC of Lichtenberg crater (31.854°N, 292.284°E). This image is approximately 22 km wide. North is to the bottom right of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Sep 2013

Looking East Over Reiner Gamma

LROC NAC oblique image looking west to east over the Reiner Gamma Formation (7.409°N, 300.972°E, north is to the left). Image is ~22 km wide (M1127569280). Arrows highlight a scarp formed by thrust faulting [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 19 Sep 2013

Wrinkled Reiner Gamma

LROC NAC color shaded relief (centered at 301.240°E, 7.416°N) showing part of a wrinkle ridge crosscutting the Reiner Gamma formation. Color represents elevation; derived from NAC DTM "REINER4" [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 Sep 2013

Bright and Dark Ejecta

A relatively recent impact event distributed ejecta across the lunar surface. Smaller craters punch through the ejecta to reveal a darker substrate. LROC NAC M139782204LE, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 10 Sep 2013

Clerke Crater

Granular debris flows along the interior wall of Clerke crater. The crater floor is toward the upper left of the image. LROC NAC M183332397R, image width is ~2 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Sep 2013

Excavating Deposits

A ~250 m diameter crater excavates low reflectance material from beneath the lunar surface. LROC NAC image M185955372R, image width ~1.8 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Sep 2013

Rough Crater Wall Surface

Upper part wall inside an unnamed fresh crater. LROC NAC M182038126L. Image center is 4.032°S, 227.632°E, image width is 1084 m. Downslope is toward lower right, north is to the top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 29 Aug 2013

Debris over Impact Melt Pool

Debris avalanche covering an impact melt pond inside an unnamed crater floor. LROC NAC M182038126R. Image center is 4.135°S, 227.677°E, image width is 1083 meters. Downslope is toward upper right, north is to the top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...

Published on 27 Aug 2013

Karpinskiy Floor Fractures

NAC oblique of the northern floor of Karpinskiy crater, which is centered at 72.609°N and 166.801°E. Crater floor fractures are seen, concentric to the crater wall, as well as a 6-km diameter impact crater on the floor (center of...

Published on 22 Aug 2013

Karpinskiy Crater

LROC WAC mosaic overlaid with GLD100 color topography map, Karpinskiy crater is ~90 km diameter. North is roughly in the up direction, black portion is terrain without GLD100 coverage [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 20 Aug 2013

Partially Flooded Rim

Partially filled crater (1.8 km diameter) located in the Rimae Prinz region, centered at 26.941°N, 316.871°E, LROC NAC M1096772216 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Aug 2013

Oblique Image of Concentric Crater

Oblique view of an unnamed concentric crater located in Apollo Basin. The crater has a diameter of 11.5 km, north is to the left. LROC NAC images M1097537923L & R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Aug 2013

Convergence

Debris flows converge at the bottom of a crater (32.660°S; 143.668°E). NAC frame M1107331321R, illumination is from the east-southeast, north is up, image is ~1.4 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 08 Aug 2013

Symmetry in an Asymmetric Pattern?

A beautiful example of an asymmetric impact feature (27.674°S; 125.465°E). NAC frame M110771566R, illumination is from the northeast, north is up, image is ~1.2 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Aug 2013

Orientale Sculpture

An oblique view of ejecta from the Orientale basin, over 400 km south of the basin rim. Scene is approximately 5 km across, centered at 51.8°S, 264.8°E, NAC images M1127819355L & R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Jul 2013

Snapshots From Space

Astronaut Cernan (UR, LR), Evans (UL, LR) and Schmitt (LL) relaxing in the Apollo 17 Command Module America after Cernan and Schmitt returned from three days of exploring the magnificent Taurus Littrow valley [NASA/ Arizona State...

Published on 25 Jul 2013

The View Inside of a Tilted Crater

Oblique view of the chaotic interior of the 30-km crater Wiener F. NAC images M1113262343 L & R subsampled from their original resolution; scene width is approximately 13 km from left to right, centered at 41.1°N, 150.0°E...

Published on 23 Jul 2013

A Unique View Of The Moon

The Sun overhead, across the whole Moon! Of course this is not possible in real life, but 36 nearly complete WAC mosaics make this view possible [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 Jul 2013