Featured Images

Giordano Bruno, The Big Picture

Mosaic of eight LROC NAC images provides this spectacular view of the interior of Giordano Bruno crater (21 km diameter). Resolution was reduced by 10 times to fit this Featured Image format, M185212646LR, M185219795LR, M185226944LR,...

Published on 26 Jun 2012

Astronaut's Eye View of Apollo 16 Site

Oblique LROC NAC image of the Apollo 16 landing site, viewpoint is east to west.  South Ray crater is center left and North Ray crater is center right, distance between two crater centers is 10.5 km. LROC NAC M192817484LR...

Published on 19 Jun 2012

View From The Other Side

Summit of Tycho crater central peak seen from west-to-east; the rough material on the floor of the crater in the upper right formed as a massive pool of impact melt solidified. LROC NAC M181286769L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 May 2012

Orion, Up Close

Low orbit view of Apollo 16 landing site, image width 250 meters, M175179080 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Apr 2012

Ryder Spectacular!

Boulders, slopes, and shadows inside Ryder Crater. Distance across base of shadow is about 1800 meters (NAC M176670797) [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Mar 2012

Absolute Time

LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) visible to ultraviolet portrait of Copernicus crater, image 458 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Mar 2012

Lunokhod 2 Revisited

Lunokhod 2 rover parked facing southeast with the lid still open. Rover tracks extend north to the final parking place. The inset is a zoomed in view of the rover, the main rover body is labeled B, the open lid is labeled L and the...

Published on 13 Mar 2012

How Young is Young?

Area on the southeastern rim of North Ray crater, explored by Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke, revealed in the new low altitude LROC image M175179080LR. Image is 300 meters wide, black arrows show foot tracks...

Published on 08 Mar 2012

A Stark Beauty All Its Own

LROC's best look yet at the Apollo 11 Landing site. The remnants of Armstrong and Aldrin's historic first steps on the surface are seen as dark paths around the Lunar Module (LM), Lunar Ranging RetroReflector (LRRR) and Passive Seismic...

Published on 07 Mar 2012

Follow the Tracks

Apollo 15 landing site imaged from an altitude of 25 km (M175252641L,R) allowing an even higher resolution view! The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked to the far right, and the Lunar Module descent stage is in the center, LRV tracks...

Published on 05 Mar 2012

Project Gemini Comes to Life

Major milestones of the Gemini flights: Ed White performs the first US spacewalk (upper left), first rendezvous of two crewed spacecraft (upper right), first docking of two spacecraft (lower left), tethering of two spacecraft (lower...

Published on 06 Jan 2012

Aristarchus Spectacular!

West wall of Aristarchus crater seen obliquely by the LROC NACs from an altitude of only 26 km. Scene is about 12 km wide at the base, NAC M175569775 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 25 Dec 2011

Just Another Crater?

Not ordinary - amazing! What makes this 110 meter diameter crater stand out from the rest? LROC NAC M175077349L, 225 meters wide, 25 cm pixel scale, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Dec 2011

Lunar Topography - As Never Seen Before!

LROC WAC color shaded relief of the lunar farside (NASA/GSFC/DLR/Arizona State University).

Published on 16 Nov 2011

On the rim!

Saddle rock, so close! Apollo 14 astronauts hiked up the flanks of Cone crater and got as far as Saddle rock before they had to turn back. A few tens of meters and what a view! LROC image 25 cm pixel scale, image 200 meters wide, north...

Published on 08 Sep 2011

Skimming the Moon

Low periapsis Narrow Angle Camera image of the Apollo 17 Landing Site. Image is 150 meters wide, Sun from the left, north towards top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Sep 2011

Farside Highlands Volcanism!

Small dome in the Compton-Belkovich region (61.33 °N, 99.68 °E). Evidence indicates a volcanic origin for this and other intriguing features in the region. Incidence angle is 64°, Sun is from the SSW, image is ~510 m across. NAC image...

Published on 25 Jul 2011

Tycho Central Peak Spectacular!

Oblique view of summit area of Tycho crater central peak. The boulder in the background is 120 meters wide, and the image is about 1200 meters wide. LROC NAC M162350671L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 29 Jun 2011

Project Mercury Photography Now Online

Alan Shepard's view of space from Freedom 7 [NASA/JSC/Arizona State University]!

Published on 05 May 2011

Wrinkled Planet

Intricate fault patterns enhanced by dawn lighting in Seares crater (Sun is shining from lower right). North is up, image width is 2800 meters, M130681684LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 May 2011