Featured Images

"Houston, Tranquility base here."

Apollo 11 landing site, as Armstrong and Aldrin left it some 43 years ago, LROC M175124932R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 27 Aug 2012

Sampling a Central Peak

Boulders from the central peak of Moretus crater litter the crater floor. NAC M185904952R, image width is ~852 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Aug 2012

Question Answered!

LRO slewed 19° down-Sun allowing the illuminated side of the still standing American flag to be captured at the Apollo 17 landing site. M113751661L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 27 Jul 2012

Watch That First Step!

LROC oblique view of the giant scarp (cliff) Rupes Cauchy that cuts across 200 km of Mare Tranquillitatis. The scarp is 300 meters tall and Cauchy B crater is 6 km in diameter [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Jul 2012

A New Tool For Exploring NAC Images!

New tool! Explore the Apollo landing sites using LROC images! Nine views of the Apollo 12 landing site [NASA/ASU/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Jul 2012

Copernicus Central Peak From The West

West-to-east view of Copernicus crater central peak complex. The sharp boundary at the base of the 700 meter high peak in the foreground is a now frozen sea of impact melt that flooded the floor of the crater in its final stages of...

Published on 18 Jul 2012

Sunset Over Giordano Bruno

Slump terrace in the northern half of Giordano Bruno crater seen at sunset, from an altitude of 54 km. Terrace is 4800 meters wide, NAC M165190579LR [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Jul 2012

Copernicus Central Peak

Copernicus crater central peak casts a long shadow to the west over a crater floor that was flooded with impact melt that cooled and hardened to form this spectacular landscape. LROC NAC M193025138LR, image width is 1350 m...

Published on 27 Jun 2012

Astronaut's Eye View of Apollo 16 Site

Oblique LROC NAC image of the Apollo 16 landing site, viewpoint is east to west.  South Ray crater is center left and North Ray crater is center right, distance between two crater centers is 10.5 km. LROC NAC M192817484LR...

Published on 19 Jun 2012

Hyginus Crater and Pyroclastics

A 145 m crater on the rim of Hyginus Crater uncovers dark, most likely pyroclastic material. LROC NAC M155193272R, 504 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Jun 2012

Inside Hyginus Crater

Collapse features within Hyginus Crater. LROC NAC image M104476560L, 1240 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Jun 2012

Pyroclastic Excavation

An impact excavated low-reflectance pyroclastics. NAC M170613335L, image width 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Jun 2012

Brush Strokes on a Lunar Canvas

An irregular ejecta distribution from a fresh crater catches the eye. Illumination is from the south, image is ~600 m across, LROC NAC image M111265930L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 May 2012

Meandering

Western slope of Fabbroni crater cavity. Image width is 1200 m, downslope is to the left, NAC M188050156R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 May 2012

Crater in 3D!

Digital Terrain Model (DTM) of an unnamed crater in the farside highlands. Image is 3.2 km across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 May 2012

Orion, Up Close

Low orbit view of Apollo 16 landing site, image width 250 meters, M175179080 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Apr 2012

Rays From Tiny Crater

30 meter diameter crater with pronounced rays. NAC M169723917L. Image width is 500 m. Image center is 12.929°N, 127.671°E. North is up. Incidence angle 25.5° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 Apr 2012

Flow Boundary

A small scarp is exposed in this high incidence angle NAC. The area to the east (right) of the scarp is raised relative to the area on the west (left). LROC NAC M177792062L, image width is 610 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Apr 2012

Trapped at the Bottom

A mound of debris has formed at the bottom of a small impact crater in the lava deposits of Cleomedes, width is ~500 m, north is up, NAC frame M121844756R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Apr 2012

Absolute Time

LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) visible to ultraviolet portrait of Copernicus crater, image 458 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Mar 2012