Images Featured Sites Quickmap Videos Gigapan Exhibits Exciting New Images from The LROC Team. Total posts from APOLLO 226 Search Apollo 15: A Mission of Many Firsts Highlights of the Apollo 15 landing site, as seen in LROC NAC image M175252641R. This image has a resolution of 27 cm/px, and shows an area of 262 m by 186 m. The Lunar Module is clearly visible, as are many tracks from the Lunar Roving Vehicle (whose final resting place is just east of the edge of this image). The Apollo 15 astronauts left a number of science instruments at the site, including the Passive Seismometer Experiment (PSE), Lunar Ranging Retroreflector (LRRR), and others; these instruments were collectively part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). These landmarks and more are annotated in LROC's new Apollo 15 spatiotemporal map. Published on 30 Jul 2021 Apollo 17 Remains Unchallenged After Fifty Years Fifty years ago, the Apollo 17 crew concluded a series of human exploration missions that remain, like their footsteps, some of the greatest achievements in human history. Apollo 17 handheld image (AS17-134-20382) of astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing just left of the U.S. flag, with the LM, MESA, and LRV in the background [NASA/JSC/Arizona State University]. Published on 10 Dec 2022 LROC’s First Look at the Apollo Landing Sites Four times enlargement of an uncalibrated LROC NAC image showing the Apollo 14 lunar module (LM Antares) and the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP). Note the astronaut tracks between the two artifacts [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 16 Jul 2009 Apollo 12 Fifty-first Anniversary 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]. Published on 13 Nov 2020 Apollo 14 S-IVB Impact Crater Crater (center of image) formed by impact of the Apollo 14 Saturn IVB booster. The booster was intentionally impacted into the lunar surface on February 4, 1971 to serve as an energy source to probe the interior structure of the Moon using seismometers placed on the surface by Apollo astronauts [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 08 Oct 2009 Apollo 14 Fiftieth Anniversary! 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). Published on 05 Feb 2021 Retracing the Steps of Apollo 15: Constellation Region of Interest The third and final EVA of Apollo 15 brought the astronauts to the edge of Hadley Rille (lower left). Disturbed regolith is observed along the crater rim at station 9 and at the edge of the rille at station 9A. Rover tracks are visible between stations 9A and 10. Image width is 520 m, 0.52 m/pixel, LROC NAC M111571816R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 16 Apr 2010 Apollo 16 50th Anniversary: A New Landscape A spectacular, labeled view of the Apollo 16 landing site between North Ray and South Ray craters in the Descartes Highlands, a new landscape for the crew and an exciting set of LROC team products to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mission landing. Published on 20 Apr 2022 First Look: Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3 First look at Apollo 12 landing site, the Lunar Module descent stage, Experiment package (ALSEP) and Surveyor 3 spacecraft are all visible along with astronaut tracks (unmarked arrows). Image is 824 meters wide, north up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 03 Sep 2009 Found! Apollo 16 S-IVB Impact Crater Newly discovered Apollo 16 S-IVB stage impact crater, image is 400 m wide, north is up (M183689432L) Published on 02 Dec 2015 Prev 1 2 3 4 5 … 23 Next ← Previous Next → Displaying Post 1 - 10 of 226 in total
