Images Featured Sites Quickmap Videos Gigapan Exhibits Exciting New Images from The LROC Team. Total posts from H. Meyer 24 Search Making an Impact Light plains (outlined in yellow) are smooth, gently rolling deposits located in the lunar highlands. Their resemblance to mare ponds (outlined in blue) originally led to the idea that they were volcanic in origin. Image width is approximately 90 km. LROC WAC monochrome image centered at 16°N 263°E [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 06 May 2016 Exploring the Lunar Subsurface What a great place to explore! Two collapsed segments of a lava tube run from the southwest to the northeast. These collapsed segments may provide access to the subsurface, which has never been directly sampled. The average width of the collapsed segments is ~650 meters. The lava tube is ~50 meters deep in this LROC NAC mosaic (M1165080128LR). Image width is approximately 7 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 05 Nov 2014 Secondary Scatter A stream of secondary craters dots the rim of Haret C crater in this LROC NAC mosaic (M1163608929). This scene is illuminated from the north (top of image). Image width is approximately 2 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 04 Sep 2014 Lovely Lichtenberg B Lichtenberg B is a beautifully preserved young impact crater. Rock outcrops in the upper portion of the crater wall are due to the successive thin lava flows that filled Oceanus Procellarum more than 3 billion years ago. The crater is approximately 5 km in diameter, north is up, Sun is from the SSW [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 02 Sep 2014 A Tortuous Path in Posidonius This may look like a work of abstract art, but in reality, it's for science! This colorful image is an LROC slope map of the northwestern portion of the floor of Posidonius crater. Warmer colors indicate steeper slopes, whereas cooler colors are shallower slopes. A rille winds its way across the floor and flows along a southerly course, diverging from its path along the crater rim. A tributary rille can be seen joining the main rille at the bottom center. Image width is approximately 5.5 km. North is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 31 Jul 2014 Making a Splash at King Crater Impact melt ponds adorn the lumpy terraces of King crater. If you look carefully, you can see small fractures in some of the these ponds. LROC NAC mosaic (M1159315479L/R), image width is approximately 8 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 29 Jul 2014 A Fresh Crater in Campbell An impactor collided with the surface just off the edge of a mare deposit in the floor of the crater Campbell in this LROC NAC mosaic (M1156751914). The crater is ~4 km in diameter [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 26 Jun 2014 Breaking Down Walls Gravity is winning as boulders tumble down from the rim of Moore F (~24 km in diameter) in this LROC NAC mosaic (M1156517189) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 24 Jun 2014 Punching through Abel C A bench crater in the pyroclastic deposit mantling the floor of Abel C. The impactor appears to have punched through multiple layers, giving it an irregular, stepped appearance. The crater is approximately 100 m in diameter. Taken from LROC NAC image M1153673248R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 22 May 2014 A Kink in Rima Krieger Rima Krieger winds its way through Oceanus Procellarum. Image width is ~ 3.5 km. Taken from LROC NAC image M1152172510R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 20 May 2014 Prev 1 2 3 Next ← Previous Next → Displaying Post 1 - 10 of 24 in total