Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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IMPs: Young Lunar Volcanism?

24 Feb 2021

Small patches of rough terrain in Sosigenes Crater — Irregular Mare Patch located inside Sosigenes Crater (8.7° N, 17.5° E), approximately 17 km across. NAC controlled mosaic containing images M1264703188L/R, M1264710221L/R, and M1264717254L/R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Chang'e 5: After Blast Off

19 Feb 2021

Chang'e 5 after ascent stage blasted off, seen just before sunset — Chang'e 5 descent stage seen just before sunset on 7 Februray 2021, M136736629LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Apollo 14 Fiftieth Anniversary!

05 Feb 2021

Apollo 14 landing site showing the two EVAs performed by the astronauts, including their journey to Cone crater. — Apollo 14 landing site (4.646°S, 342.528°E) showing the two extra-vehicular activities (EVAs; orange = EVA1 and teal = EVA2) with stations (pink triangles), and geologic features (white dots).

Great Conjunction!

22 Dec 2020

Jupiter Saturn conjunction — Yesterday afternoon (21 December 2020 21:15 UTC) LRO turned around and swept LROC across deep space to capture an amazing image of the Jupiter–Saturn conjunction. Saturn brightness increased 4x to match Jupiter; NAC M1363224501R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

First Look: Chang'e 5

04 Dec 2020

LROC NAC image of Chang'e 5 02 December 2020 — Box indicates Chang'e 5 lander on the basaltic plains of Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms") on 02 December 2020 09:54 EST (14:53:55 UTC). The lander is the bright spot in the center of the outline. Image is 1210 meters wide; north is up. LROC NAC M1361560086R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Keeps on Roving!

01 Dec 2020

Recent image of Chang'e 4 landr and Yutu rover (enlarged 2x) — Arrows indicate Yutu-2 (left) and Chang'e 4 lander (right). Rover tracks are faintly visible between the lander and Yutu-2. LROC image acquired 18 October 2020, M1357657468LR, enlarged 2x [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Apollo 12 Fifty-first Anniversary

13 Nov 2020

Apollo 12 landing site showing hardware and tracks — LROC low-altitude image of the Apollo 12 landing site. The Lunar Module descent stage, Apollo Lunar Science Experiment Package (ALSEP), and Surveyor III spacecraft are all visible along with astronaut tracks. Image is 275 meters wide, north is up, M175 428601LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Happy Halloween from the Moon

29 Oct 2020

Gauss W Smiley Crater — Happy Halloween from the Moon! This smiling jack-o'-lantern shaped crater is Gauss W. Formed by volcanic activity and cratering, check out this festive featured image! Gauss W Crater (34.62° S, 80.82° E) is 18.5 km across; NAC controlled mosaic from images M1214916557LR, M1214923592LR, and M1214930628LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Farside Impact: Crookes Crater

27 Oct 2020

Crookes Crater Central Peak — During the formation of Crookes crater (48 km diameter, 10.39° S, 194.92° E), its central peak rebounded after the extreme compression from the high-speed impactor, and a small sea of impact melt eventually solidified on the crater floor, resulting in this beautiful rocky landscape. Controlled mosaic created from NAC images M1260022964, M1260029996, and M1260037029 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

The Highs and Lows of Ryder Crater

19 Oct 2020

Ryder Crater — Ryder Crater (13 x 17 km across) controlled Feature Mosaic; located at 43.8° S, 143.2° E, north is up, LROC NAC images M1172098182, M1172105288, and M1172112395 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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