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Mount Marilyn: A Lunar Love Story

Mount Marilyn, with its distinctive triangular shape, served as an important navigation landmark for the Apollo 11 astronauts. Portion of LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic, 138 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 31 Aug 2023

Apollo 17 Remains Unchallenged After Fifty Years

Fifty years ago, the Apollo 17 crew concluded a series of human exploration missions that remain, like their footsteps, some of the greatest achievements in human history. Apollo 17 handheld image (AS17-134-20382) of astronaut Harrison...

Published on 10 Dec 2022

First to See the Farside

First photograph (BW) taken of the famous Apollo 8 Earthrise sequence, the following images were acquired with color film [AS08-13-2329, NASA].

Published on 24 Dec 2021

Double Trouble: Messier A

Messier A crater (2.039°S, 46.887°E, 10.6 km across from north to south) feature mosaic, created from NAC images M1188059614LR, M1188045553LR, and M1188052583LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Apr 2020

First to See the Farside

First photograph (BW) taken of the famous Apollo 8 Earthrise sequence, the following images were acquired with color film [AS08-13-2329, NASA].

Published on 24 Dec 2018

Mount Marilyn: A Lunar Love Story

Mount Marilyn, with its distinctive triangular shape, served as an important navigation landmark for the Apollo 11 astronauts. Portion of LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic, 138 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Dec 2018

NAC Anaglyph: Mature 4 km crater in southern Mare Fecunditatis

Mature 4 km crater in southern Mare Fecunditatis. The irregular formation to the southwest is probably a secondary crater from crater Langrenus, 200+ km to the north-northeast [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Mar 2017

Mt. Marilyn: Navigating to the Surface

NAC mosaic of Mt. Marilyn, a key navigation landmark during the Apollo 11 Moon landing, scene is 30 km wide.

Published on 04 Jan 2016

Mare Pit Topography!

The crisp morphology of the central Mare Fecunditatis pit (white arrow) stands out in elevation data and suggests a relatively young age. This pit is about 200-m in length and 45 m deep. Image width is 5 km; north is up. Color...

Published on 27 Aug 2014

Offset Floor of Buys-Ballot Crater

Ridge along the edge of Buys-Ballot crater floor. LROC NAC M1095343282L, image center 21.321°N, 175.152°E, image width 1.41 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Dec 2013

Small Pond

Unnamed crater floor at west edge of Mare Fecunditatis. LROC NAC M167919653R. Image center is 6.422°S, 43.747°E, image width is 561 meters. North is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 May 2013

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

Almost Submerged

Lunar mare basalt flows partially cover a crater. LROC NAC M186105790L, image width is 1 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Jan 2013

Offset Crater, Active Moon

A small offset crater in the nearside highlands. Image is 590 m across, LROC NAC frame M177562995R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 10 Jan 2013

The Ghosts of Mare Fecunditatis

A gentle topographic high marks the location of an ancient crater rim in Mare Fecunditatis (7.8°S; 51.3°E). NAC frame M146662326L, illumination is from the east, north is up, image is ~1 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 31 Oct 2012

Multiple Flow Lobes

Multiple flow lobes on the northern slope of Furnerius A crater wall. Downslope is to the bottom, image width is 756 m, NAC M187848982R. Sunlight is from right side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. 

Published on 17 May 2012

The Rays of Messier A

A mare surface peppered with hundreds of small craters. Image width is 620 m, NAC frame M159650657L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Apr 2012

Ejecta blanket geology

Unconsolidated material and impact melt (smoother areas) in the continuous ejecta blanket of Stevinus A crater. Image is located to the northeast of Stevinus A, image width is 530 m, LROC NAC M170227051L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 08 Dec 2011

Layering in Messier A

Avalanches festoon the layered walls of Messier A crater (2.2°S, 46.9°E). NAC image number M126622485R, incidence angle 25°, Sun is from the east, north is up, image is ~625 meters across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Jul 2011

Moon Seen From the East

LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) view of the Moon seen from 90° east longitude. Half the nearside is visible to the left, and half the farside to the right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 08 Sep 2010