Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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Double Whammy

17 Aug 2020

low sun — Twin craters formed by the simultaneous impact of two projectiles. NAC image M1229857067L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Apennine Bench Formation: A Window into Ancient Volcanism

29 Jun 2020

Apennine Bench Formation with colorized DTMs overlain

A Rain of Rock

28 May 2020

3-D anaglyph of secondary craters west of Vavilov — A rain of rock carved these craters west of Vavilov crater. The ground here, which is elevated relative to the surrounding terrain, intersected with rock and other ejected debris excavated during the formation of Vavilov crater. The result was a tight cluster of irregular and V-shaped secondary craters about 2 to 2.5 km in diameter. NAC anaglyph M182123981_M182109685 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Sea of Night

19 May 2020

Aepinus crater rim seen in winter — Rim of Aepinus crater rising above a sea of dark during a winter night. Illuminated area 1.5 kilometers by 6.0 kilometers, NAC M1338480133LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Rilles and Rilles: Sinuous, Straight, and Arcuate

30 Apr 2020

Rilles

Double Trouble: Messier A

01 Apr 2020

Messier A

Feature Mosaics: Behind the Seams

16 Mar 2020

Karpinskiy Crater

Plumbing the Depths by Scaling the Heights

19 Feb 2020

Maunder central peak — The central mountainous peaks of Maunder crater are thought to be made of rock that was melted by the impact event that resulted in the Orientale basin. This impact melt rock deposit was then lifted up from below the surface during the Maunder impact event. Material that was melted by the younger Maunder impact event ponded and solidified at the base of this mountain (bottom of the scene). Scene is 2.75 km across and centered at 14.62° S, 266.21° E; NAC image M1200748730LE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Vikram Lander Found

02 Dec 2019

Vikram impact point and debris field — Vikram impact point and associated debris field. Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed or likely). Blue dots are locating disturbed soil, likely where small bits of the spacecraft churned up the regolith. "S" indicates debris identified by Shanmuga Subramanian. Portion of NAC mosaic made from images M1328074531L/R and M1328081572L/R acquired 11 November [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Longjiang-2 Impact Site Found!

14 Nov 2019

LROC NAC image of new crater, likely from Longjiang 2 impact — The Longjiang-2 spacecraft (also known as DSLWP-B) crashed onto the lunar farside on 31 July 2019 after completing its orbital mission. This new crater was most likely the result of that impact. Image width 330 meters, north is up, image enlarged by 4x, LROC NAC M1324916226L (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University).

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