Featured Images

North Pole Mosaics and Movie

LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic of the Moon's north pole; polar stereographic projection, 60°N to 90°N [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Mar 2011

LROC PDS Release Number 5

LROC WAC mosaic centered on Orientale basin. From the center of the mosaic to a corner is about 2000 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Mar 2011

Barnstorming Linné crater

Color coded shaded relief map of Linné crater (2.2 km diameter) created from an LROC NAC stereo topographic model. The colors represent elevations; cool colors are lowest and hot colors are highest [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Mar 2011

Farside! And all the way around

The lunar farside as never seen before! LROC WAC orthographic projection centered at 180° longitude, 0° latitude [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Mar 2011

Nearside Spectacular!

LROC WAC mosaic of the lunar nearside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Feb 2011

Sublunarean void!

The LROC NAC acquired an oblique view of the Marius Hills pit with just the right angle to reveal an overhang! Pit is about 65 meters in diameter, M137929856R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Feb 2011

New View of Apollo 14

NAC image of the Apollo 14 landing site acquired 25 January 2011. Descent stage of lunar module Antares in center, image width is 500 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Feb 2011

Challenger Astronauts Memorialized on the Moon

Craters in the center of Apollo basin (36°S, 209°E) named after Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts, LROC WAC mosaic, ~190 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Jan 2011

Approaching Aitken Crater - Vertregt J

As LRO slewed to obliquely view Aitken crater (17 January Featured Image), the northern edge of Vertregt J was serendipitously captured by the NAC. North to the left, image is about 6 km wide [NASA/GSFC/ASU].

Published on 19 Jan 2011

Aitken Central Peak, Seen Obliquely

Southern end of Aitken crater central peak complex. The upper left is about 1000 meters above the crater floor, which is just seen at lower right. Bright material (high albedo) may be a landslide of local soil, or a secondary impact...

Published on 17 Jan 2011

South Pole Illumination Map

Multi-temporal illumination map of the lunar south pole, Shackleton crater (19 km diameter) is in the center, the south pole is located approximately at 9 o'clock on its rim. Mapped area extends from 88°S to 90°S [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...

Published on 15 Dec 2010

Highest Point on the Moon!

Arrow shows highest point on the Moon, 10,786 meters (35,387 feet) above the mean radius. North is up, Sun elevation is 16° from the horizon, image 500 meters wide, from M133865651L,R mosaic [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 26 Oct 2010

Sinus Iridum - Next Destination?

LROC WAC topography of Sinus Iridum, blue shows the lowest areas and red the highest. From promontory to promontory Sinus Iridum is 235 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Oct 2010

Slipher Crater: Fractured Moon in 3-D

Over time, the surface of the Moon fractures and buckles as it cools and shrinks, resulting in spectacular landforms. Stereo images provided by the LROC NAC allow a detailed look at these amazing features; view is to the east,...

Published on 12 Oct 2010

The Lunar North Pole

Summer-time at the lunar north pole captured by the LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC), width ~600 km, latitude ranges from 80°N to 90°N [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Oct 2010

Copernicus Crater and The Lunar Timescale

LROC NAC view of the southern rim of Copernicus crater. Downslope direction is to the upper left and the fragmented material demarcates the rough edge of the crater rim. The surface texture is still sharp and crisp indicating a...

Published on 28 Sep 2010

The Lunar South Pole

LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) mosaic of the south polar region, width ~600 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 27 Sep 2010

Americas from the Moon

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...

Published on 15 Sep 2010

New Views of Lunar Pits

Spectacular high Sun view of the Mare Tranquillitatis pit crater revealing boulders on an otherwise smooth floor. Image is 400 meters wide, north is up, NAC M126710873R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Sep 2010

Color of the Moon

The LROC WAC is busily mapping the Moon in 7 UV and visible wavelengths (320 nm through 689 nm). This color composite shows 320 nm light in blue, 415 nm in green and 689 nm in red, scene is ~1000 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 10 Sep 2010