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Craggy Peak, Impact Melts

Craggy Peak, Impact Melts

Northern slope of Hayn crater central peak. Downslope direction is from top to bottom. North is down, image width is 594 meters, sunlight is from upper left, M128754462L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Jan 2012

Bulging Wrinkle

Bulging Wrinkle

"Bulging" wrinkles extend from the north edge of Mare Tsiolkovskiy. Sunlight is from right side, image width is 610 meters, NAC M161475783L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Jan 2012

Regolith on Basalt

Regolith on Basalt

Clusters of possible secondary craters on the north edge of the mare deposits inside Tsiolkovskiy crater. LROC NAC M161475783R. Image width is 610 m across, incidence angle 68°, sunlight is from right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 10 Jan 2012

Shiny Mound

Shiny Mound

Northeastern edge of a high-reflectance mound, downslope is to the upper-right. Image width is 1512 m, LROC NAC M106869873R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 18 Nov 2011

Nature's Art

Nature's Art

Western half of an unnamed crater and its ejecta located near the center of Mare Serenitatis. Image width is 600 m, incidence angle 28°, LROC NAC M139795376L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 Nov 2011

Boulder Mound

Boulder Mound

Boulder rich mound on the northeastern rim of Dawes crater. Image width is 500 m, sunlight is from the image bottom. LROC NAC M139734469L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Nov 2011

Last Portion of Original Floor

Last Portion of Original Floor

Floor of unnamed crater inside the larger Humboldt crater. LROC NAC M113440414L. Image width is 765 m. Illumination is from left side of the image, incidence angle 54° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Nov 2011

Crater Covered With Boulders!

Crater Covered With Boulders!

Boulder-rich crater near Aitken N crater. LROC NAC M141132981R. Image width is 780 m, incidence angle is about 18°, sunlight from upper-right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Nov 2011

Fissures on the Moon

Fissures on the Moon

Fissures and associated pit-chains on Aitken crater floor. LROC NAC M128148929L, image width is 580 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Nov 2011

Pattern of dark deposits

Pattern of dark deposits

A portion of central peak at Vitello crater. Image number M135433752L. Image resolution is 0.5 m/pixel, image width 600 m. Incidence angle 61°, sunlight direction is from upperleft [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Sep 2011

Leathery vs smooth surface

Leathery vs smooth surface

Leathery surface at Mons Bradley. Image number M116309931R, scale 0.73 m/pixel, image width 876m, incidence angle 84°, sunlight is from southwest [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 31 Aug 2011

Layers near Apollo 15 landing site

Layers near Apollo 15 landing site

West side edges of Hadley Rille, near Apollo 15 landing site. Image number M113941548L, resolution is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500 m, incidence angle 59°, sunlight is from right side of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Aug 2011

Dark halo crater

Dark halo crater

A small dark halo crater on the ejecta of Censorinus A crater. Image scale is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500m, incidence angle 45°, sunlight is from right side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Jul 2011

Melt and more melt

Melt and more melt

Southwestern edge of Rümker E crater floor. Image scale is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500m, incidence angle 43°, sunlight is from south-west [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 27 Jul 2011

Rootless impact melt flows

Rootless impact melt flows

Impact melt flows extending out of Eimmart A crater. Image resolution is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500 m, incidence angle 44°, sunlight is from left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 26 Jul 2011

Chaotic crater floor in Tycho

Chaotic crater floor in Tycho

The floor of Tycho crater is covered in many places by a chaotic surface of impact melt forms. Image scale is 0.5 m/pixel, image width is 500m. Incidence angle 84°, sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Jun 2011

Polygonal fractures on Tycho ejecta deposits

Polygonal fractures on Tycho ejecta deposits

Polygonal fractures on a flow lobe of impact melt splashed out of Tycho crater. Image scale is 0.52 meters/pixel, incidence angle is 69.1°, sunlight is from left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Jun 2011

Dark surface materials surrounding Rima Marius

Dark surface materials surrounding Rima Marius

Dark surface materials on the plateau surrounding Rima Marius (17.63°N, 309.02°E). Image number M137882287R, incidence angle 35°, image width is 660 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 May 2011

Discontinuous rilles

Discontinuous rilles

Northwestern edge of disconnected depression (14.53°N, 311.43°E) from Rima Marius. Image number M135507533R, incidence angle 58°, image width is 550 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 May 2011

Pancakes in a melt pond

Pancakes in a melt pond

Pancake-like mound in Stevinus crater cavity (33.03°S, 54.07°N). Image number M104162457R, incidence angle 62°, image width is about 870 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 May 2011