Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

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A New Moon Rises

February 26, 2016

The LROC Team at Arizona State University is proud to announce an exciting new exhibit featuring some of the most compelling images collected by LROC over the past six years: “A New Moon Rises: New Views from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera” which opens 26 February at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D. C.

Exciting New Results from LROC Data

August 23, 2010

LROC images are providing important new insights into the geology of the Moon and helping to define key targets for future lunar exploration.

LROC Coordinates of Robotic Spacecraft

April 5, 2010

Repeatedly imaging anthropogenic targets on the Moon is an LROC team priority. As each image comes down we carefully search for the hardware (or impact crater). If the target is not in the image we try again next month, imaging on either side of the first observation. Additionally, we re-image targets once they are found to enable more precise estimates of their latitude and longitude coordinates, and provide more information concerning local morphology and albedo.

New York Times Editorial on LROC Apollo Images

November 17, 2009

The New York Times has published an editorial about the LROC images of the Apollo landing sites.

Apollo 11 Landing Site

November 13, 2009

We have just released a new video using NAC data to zoom down to Tranquility Base, the Apollo 11 landing site.

Pointing at distant stars

July 24, 2009

LROC began performing its star calibrations this week!

Bakeout complete!

July 13, 2009

With bakeout complete, the NACs were reactivated over the weekend to begin systematic calibrations.

New additions to the LROC Image Gallery!

July 6, 2009

We have added more of our favorite images to the LROC Image Gallery!

A Bird's Eye View of the Moon

July 4, 2009

See a spectacular flyover of the lunar surface!

LROC Commissioning Operations begin today!

July 3, 2009

LROC has begun commissioning operations!

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