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![Overprinting Orientale](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M1128039712_thumb.png)
Overprinting Orientale
Fractured crater draped with ejecta from the Orientale basin, located south of Buffon crater. Portion of NAC oblique image M1128039712; looking west to east; downslope to the right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Feb 2014
![Stopped In Its Tracks](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/NACDTMBUFFON_thumb.png)
Stopped In Its Tracks
Color-shaded relief image of a tongue-like flow formed from Orientale ejecta near Buffon crater (centered at 227.320°E, 45.849°S). Image shows a portion of the NAC DTM "Buffon", downsampled and cropped for web-browsing. Elevations range...
Published on 11 Feb 2014
![Slump or Slide](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M190794864L_thumb.png)
Slump or Slide
Rock and debris slumped from northwest to southeast (upper left to center) and cascaded into the floor of a linear topographic low (depression or graben) near Milichius crater; arrows indicate the direction of movement. NAC M190794864L;...
Published on 16 Jan 2014
![A Tangle of Talus](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M141743432_thumb.png)
A Tangle of Talus
Multiple dry debris flows along the wall of Schubert A crater; NAC M141743432; image width 420 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Jan 2014
![Bowl of Boulders in Steno Q](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/NAC_ROI_STENO_Q_LOA_thumb.png)
Bowl of Boulders in Steno Q
Boulders collect in a small depression in the middle of the central peak of Steno Q crater. Some of these boulders are as big as houses! Image width is 1.5 km, portion of NAC controlled mosaic, illumination from the southeast...
Published on 12 Dec 2013
![The Slow Creep of Time](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M191931820_thumb.png)
The Slow Creep of Time
Portion of the northwest wall of Steno Q intersects with a slump block terrace. The steep wall (upper left) appears smooth but lineated (some of this linear pattern is traced in cyan). The relatively flat-lying terrace (bottom right)...
Published on 10 Dec 2013
![Making an Impact on History](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M153014430L_thumb.png)
Making an Impact on History
LROC NAC image (M153014430L) of the Ranger 7 impact crater (bright crater near top center) in Mare Cognitum located at 339.323°E, 10.634°S. The crater is 14 meters in diameter; image width is 400 m. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Nov 2013
![Diversity of Basaltic Lunar Volcanism](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/MARIUS_LOC_thumb.png)
Diversity of Basaltic Lunar Volcanism
A diverse range of volcanic morphologies: a sinuous rille, blocky lava flows, and pyroclastic cones found in a portion of the controlled LROC NAC mosaic "NAC_ROI_MARIUS_ _LOC_E138N3037" centered on 303.861°E, 13.476°N; image is...
Published on 05 Nov 2013
![Looking East Over Reiner Gamma](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M1127569280_thumb.png)
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](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/NACDTMREINER4CLRSHADE_thumb.png)
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
![Aristarchus Plateau (1): Amazing Geologic Diversity](/news/uploads/LROCiotw/M111918050R_thumb.png)
Aristarchus Plateau (1): Amazing Geologic Diversity
Eastern slope (right to left is downhill) of the Vallis Schröteri, "Cobra Head". This feature is located in the western portion of a Constellation Program region of interest on the Aristarchus plateau. The slopes of the Cobra Head are...
Published on 19 Jan 2010