Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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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].

Kepler Crater Landslide

09 Oct 2020

slide — Mass movement of rocky debris down the inner crater wall and onto the floor of Kepler crater. Image width 3 kilometers, north is up, M114206456LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

A Lunar Donut: Bell E Crater

02 Oct 2020

Bell E — Bell E Crater (22.06° N , 264.06° E; ~16 km diameter) controlled feature mosaic made from images M1139534784L/R & M1139527672L/R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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].

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