Recent News & Updates
Apollo 11 Landing Site
We have just released a new video using NAC data to zoom down to Tranquility Base, the Apollo 11 landing site.
Apollo 17 Landing Site
We have just released an exciting video showcasing the Apollo 17 landing site, which features the lunar module descent stage, the Apollo 17 lunar surface experiments package, the U.S. flag, and the lunar rover.
LCROSS will Impact Moon on Friday Oct. 9th
LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite), one of the instruments sent into space along with LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), is on schedule to impact the Moon this Friday (October 9th) at 7:30am EDT. Coverage and additional information will be available live from NASA.
LRO is in Mapping Orbit
On September 15th LRO successfully executed its Mission Orbit Insertion (MOI) propulsive maneuver which established the nominal mission orbit. This means the LRO cameras are now in a 50km polar mapping orbit of the Moon, which will result in higher resolution images.
LROC Videos Available in High Definition Format
Head on over to our LRO Live! page to check out videos taken by LROC's narrow-angle-camera (NAC) in high definition format.
Bakeout complete!
With bakeout complete, the NACs were reactivated over the weekend to begin systematic calibrations.
New additions to the LROC Image Gallery!
We have added more of our favorite images to the LROC Image Gallery!