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Beautiful Ejecta Patterns

Unnamed very fresh crater at the north edge of Mare Fecunditatis. Image center is 3.637°N, 48.930°E, image width is 930 m, incidence angle is about 13.8°, LROC NAC M187921190R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Apr 2013

Melt or Rubble?

The bottom of northern crater wall inside Carrel crater, downslope is toward the bottom. Image center is 10.846°N, 26.653°E, image width is 500 meters, incidence angle is about 69°, LROC NAC M177460712L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 02 Apr 2013

Volcanic Vent

This unassuming textured surface surrounding a smooth tongue of material is likely a volcanic vent. LROC NAC M181495512L, image width is 1500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Apr 2013

Off-centered deposits

Impact crater exhibiting boulders clustered off center, the crater also has a poorly defined rim. What could be the cause of these distinctive features? LROC NAC M1117124706L, image width is 900 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 29 Mar 2013

Small Crater Ejecta

Fifty meter diameter crater with a bright ejecta blanket that extends several crater radii. The darker interior of the crater could be a melt pond. Image width is 1000 m, LROC NAC M1117189620R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Mar 2013

Impact!

The twin GRAIL spacecraft impacted the Moon on 17 December 2012, LROC was able to image the impact craters on 28 February 2013 showing them both to be about 5 meters in diameter. Upper panels show the area before the impact; lower...

Published on 19 Mar 2013

Low Reflectance Deposits on the Lassell Massif

Low reflectance deposits are seen along the margins of Lassell G and Lassell K (14.918°S; 351.065°E). NAC frame M1116585481R, illumination is overhead, north is up, image is ~1.8 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Mar 2013

Cinder Cone, Impact Crater, or Something Else?

A circular feature piques curiosity and encourages speculation (15.228°S; 350.923°E). NAC frame M160010100R, illumination is from the east, north is up, image is ~1.8 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Mar 2013

Not Your Average Crater

An asymmetric impact crater (14.349°S, 350.977°E) on the Lassell Massif revealing low reflectance material. NAC frame M152939732L, illumination is from the northwest, north is up, image is ~820 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Mar 2013

Rümker E Impact Melt

Impact melt deposit in the crater Rümker E. NAC M1101573334L, image width is ~2 km  [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 08 Mar 2013

Wrinkle Ridge vs. Impact Crater

An impact crater modified by a wrinkle ridge. NAC M1114391184R, image width is 3.2 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Mar 2013

Copernicus Collapse

Collapse feature in the impact melt within the floor of Copernicus crater. NAC M168333206L, image width is 430 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Mar 2013

New Views of the Gruithuisen Domes

An oblique view of the northern portion of the Gruithuisen Gamma volcanic dome. LROC NAC M1106087898LR, north is to the right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Mar 2013

Lobate Debris Aprons on the Moon?

Debris flows mantle the floor of an unnamed highland crater (30.63°S; 145.66°E). NAC frame M176684041L, illumination is from the east, north is up, down slope is up, image is ~0.5 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Feb 2013

Schiaparelli E

A recent impact in Oceanus Procellarum produced a spectacular, circular melt pond (27.126°N; 62.068°W). NAC frame M176684041L, illumination is from the east, north is up, image is ~1.8 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 27 Feb 2013

Lazy Boulders in Scaliger Crater

An assortment of boulder trails decorate the floor of Scaliger crater in the southern farside highlands (-27.10°S; 109.27°E). NAC frame M126214862L, illumination is from the northeast, north is up, image is ~0.5 km wide...

Published on 26 Feb 2013

Ejecta Patterns

A portion of an unnamed, young crater's ejecta deposit. LROC NAC M188557336R. Image center is 3.972°N, 311.942°E, image width is 960 meters. Direction of the ejecta flow is from right to left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Feb 2013

DMD Excavations

A patch of Dark Mantle Deposits at western region of Sinus Aestuum. NAC M1103666930R. Image center is 4.591°N, 344.348°E, image width is 940 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 20 Feb 2013

Lineations on the Melt

Impact melt sheet splashed from an unnamed crater inside Joule T. LROC NAC M184504856L. Image center is 27.536°N, 211.661°E, image width is 1440 meters. Downslope is from upper-left to lower-right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Feb 2013

Numerov's Graben

Normal faults in regolith formed graben in Numerov crater. Only a handful of small craters superpose the faults, indicating a young age. LROC NAC M171619370RE, image width is 600 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Feb 2013