Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.
Square-ish Crater
06 Mar 2014
The square corner along the northern rim of Lavoisier crater is evidence of pre-impact fracturing. LROC NAC image M112759713L; image width is ~7 km (~4.4 miles) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Layering Waves
06 Feb 2014
You're looking at a LROC NAC pair (M1145254989RL) mosaic of a fresh impact crater that poured ejecta down the wall of Darwin C. Image width is ~7 km, and North is to the left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Lavoisier Crater
04 Feb 2014
LROC NAC mosaic of the the fascinating floor of Lavoisier crater. A concentric crater is seen in the lower left corner of the image, and fractures trending NW-SE. M1114711232, image width is ~10 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Jackson's Complexity
09 Jan 2014
Now frozen impact melt on the floor of Jackson crater, a silent testament to a violent impact event. The image is ~7 km wide, and North points upward [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
X Marks the Spot
07 Jan 2014
Fractured mound (~3 km) on the floor of Stevinus crater. LROC NAC image M1131495601R, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Impact Art
21 Nov 2013
LROC NAC mosaic (M1119341350LR) of ejecta from a fresh crater that impacted on the southeastern wall of crater Darwin C: image is ~3 km wide, north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Tsiolkovskiy Central Peak Oblique
19 Nov 2013
An LROC NAC oblique image (M1098059280LR) of the central peak of Tsiolkovskiy Crater. The image is approximately 25 km in diameter, and the central peak rises ~3400 m above the crater floor. North points left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
3D Moon!
18 Oct 2013
Today's featured image is a 3D anaglyph of the low-Sun LROC WAC 643 nm mosaic of the lunar nearside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Synthetic Views of the Moon
15 Oct 2013
Synthetic view of the waxing Moon as viewed from Earth on 2013-10-15 17:00:00 UTC [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Karpinskiy Floor Fractures
22 Aug 2013
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 image) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
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