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Exposed Layers

Southern portion of Piton B crater wall. LROC NAC M168203756R, image width is 500 m, image center is 39.292°N, 359.883°E. North is down [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Nov 2012

Young and Old

Unnamed craters on the western edge of Mare Frigoris. LROC NAC M186056576L, image width is 1.65 km, image center is 56.579°N, 334.890°E [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Nov 2012

Hole on A Melt Sheet

A portion of the impact melt sheet on the floor of crater Korolev X. Image center is 0.699°N, 200.594°E, image width is 638 m. Sunlight is from right. NAC M145664820R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 11 Oct 2012

Branched Impact Melts

Impact melt on the northern rim of an unnamed crater. Image center is 0.133ºN, 85.205ºE, image width is 500 m, downslope is towards the top. NAC 139348293R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 10 Oct 2012

Dynamics of Molten Rocks

A portion of the impact melt near the western rim of Mandel'shtam F crater. Image center is 0.130ºN, 165.822ºE, image width is 1182 m. NAC M189515239R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Oct 2012

Pyroclastic Trails

Northeastern rim of unnamed crater located in Southern Sinus Aestuum. NAC M144680787R, image width is 612 m. Downslope is to the bottom-right, incidence angle is 49.4° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Sep 2012

Pyroclastics and Vent

Southern rim of an unnamed vent near Rimae Hevelius. NAC M137977638R, image width is 500 m. Downslope is to the top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Sep 2012

Dark Ejecta

Southwestern rim of crater Copernicus H. NAC M186005514L, image width is 930 m, incidence angle is 10° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Sep 2012

Sinuous Ridges on the Slope

Triple junctions of wrinkle ridges at the western edge of Bolyai crater floor. Image width is 1270 m, LROC NAC image M134368363L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Aug 2012

Impacts on the Melts

Impact melt surface ejected from Necho crater. Image width is 620 m, LROC NAC M134374642L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Aug 2012

Splash Mark

Meandering line of boulders at the bottom of Necho crater. Image width is 690 m, LROC NAC M167390131L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

Published on 31 Jul 2012

Multiple Flow Lobes

Multiple flow lobes on the northern slope of Furnerius A crater wall. Downslope is to the bottom, image width is 756 m, NAC M187848982R. Sunlight is from right side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. 

Published on 17 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

Dark Material Flows

Low reflectance materials inside a degraded small crater. Image width is 500 m, north is up. NAC M168476297L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

Published on 15 May 2012

Scalelike Impact Melts

Impact melt sheets on the ejecta deposits of the crater Plato M. NAC M111700304R. Image width is 530 m. Image center is 53.276°N, 344.385°E. North is up. Incidence angle is 60° [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 19 Apr 2012

Dark Impact Melt Sheet

A portion of southern rim of unnamed immature crater. The interior of the crater is in the top half of the image. NAC M169764515R. Image center is 18.652°N, 121.299°E. Image width is 500 m. North is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 18 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

Cracked mound

Top of a mound with fractured impact melt located on the floor of Anaxagoras crater. Image width is 600 meters. Sunlight is from the bottom-left, NAC M122273232L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Feb 2012

Kagami-mochi on the Moon!

Mound on the floor of Antoniadi crater floor. Image width is 1.03 km. Sunlight is from the top of this image. M154024477R, image center latitude 69.380°S, longitude 184.678°E [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 15 Feb 2012

Impact melt channel

Impact melt channel 2.5 km from the rim of Petavius B crater. Down-slope is to the bottom, image width is 1.02 km, Sun is from right, M115937523R, image center latitude 20.350°S, longitude 57.371°E [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 14 Feb 2012