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LROC NAC Anaglyph: Highland Ponds
Ponds of impact melt lining craters on the far side of the Moon [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 May 2015
NAC Anaglyph: Messier Impact Melt
Impact melt deposits outside the west rim crest of Messier crater show evidence of ponding and flow before they cooled and solidified [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 May 2015
NAC Anaglyph: Theophilus East Wall
The rim of the crater Theophilus -- Notice the dramatic shift from the bright, steeply sloping interior wall to the darker, more heavily cratered outer terrain [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 05 May 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Small Bouldery Crater near Jenner
Riddled with boulders -- numerous boulders associated with a small crater near Jenner crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 03 Apr 2015
NAC Anaglyph: Lichtenberg Ghost Crater
Portion of a crater rim -- only the highest parts of an old crater are visible after being inundated by mare flows long ago [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Mar 2015
NAC Anaglyph: Giordano Bruno Ejecta
Sweeping the landscape - a dramatic display of ejecta from Giordano Bruno [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Feb 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Stromgren X
Stromgren X - a highly degraded crater on the lunar farside replete with hummocky terrain [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Feb 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Highlands Ridge
A ridge that formed in ejecta deposits from the Orientale basin [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 13 Feb 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Tycho East Melt Puddles
Puddles and rubble - check out these melt puddles northeast of Tycho Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 30 Jan 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Hell Q Crater
Hell Q crater - an excellent example of a simple bowl-shaped crater in the southwest region of the lunar near-side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 23 Jan 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Perched Crater
Craters on top of craters! Shown here is a crater that is perched on the southwest rim of Darwin C, a highly degraded crater in the southeastern lunar nearside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Jan 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Mare Ingenii Swirls
Mare Ingenii Swirls - note the lack of topography associated with these enigmatic deposits! [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 09 Jan 2015
Introducing LROC NAC Anaglyphs!
Go get your 3D glasses and check out the new NAC anaglyph RDR products! [Image credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU].
Published on 22 Dec 2014
Dark Splotches
Unnamed crater showing unique albedo variation in LROC NAC M123812230R. Image width is 1.8 km; incidence angle is 8° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 22 Nov 2014
Mottled Mound
Low-incidence angle image (~9°, near noon) of a curious mound on the floor of Firsov crater. Image width is 2.2 km [LROC NAC M187506567RNASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Nov 2014
Exploring the Lunar Subsurface
What a great place to explore! Two collapsed segments of a lava tube run from the southwest to the northeast. These collapsed segments may provide access to the subsurface, which has never been directly sampled. The average width of the...
Published on 05 Nov 2014
LADEE Impact Crater Found!
LADEE impact site on the eastern rim of Sundman V crater, the spacecraft was heading west when it impacted the surface. The image was created by ratioing two images, one taken before the impact and another after the impact. The bright...
Published on 28 Oct 2014
New Evidence For Young Lunar Volcanism!
One of many newly-discovered young volcanic deposits on the Moon (4.330°N, 33.750°E), this example is near the crater Maskelyne. The direction of sunlight is from the right and north is up, NAC M1123370138R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 12 Oct 2014
Casting a Long Shadow
Sun angle profoundly affects the surface features of the Chang'e 3 landing site. When the Sun is higher in the sky (low incidence angle), the tracks left by the Yutu rover and the bright blast zone around the lander are most visible....
Published on 09 Oct 2014
The Chang'e 3 Landing Site in 3D
Slope map overlain on an LROC NAC image of the Chang'e 3 landing site at 44.12°N, 340.49°E in Mare Imbrium. The Chinese spacecraft landed just to the east of the large crater near the center. Slopes range from zero (blue) to...
Published on 07 Oct 2014