Featured Images
Great Wall!
Floor and eastern wall of Antoniadi crater, image width along wall is 40 km, M1146021973LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 26 Feb 2016
NAC Anaglyph: Orientale Massifs
Mountainous peaks of the Orientale Basin structure [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Feb 2016
Mt. Marilyn: Navigating to the Surface
NAC mosaic of Mt. Marilyn, a key navigation landmark during the Apollo 11 Moon landing, scene is 30 km wide.
Published on 04 Jan 2016
Looking Over The Limb
The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from above Compton crater. The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara desert, and just beyond is Saudia Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to...
Published on 18 Dec 2015
The Original Interplanetary Mountaineers
Traverse plots of the first two Apollo 15 EVAs, on which astronauts Scott and Irwin ventured to the lower slopes of Mons Hadley Delta (center left); numbers indicate elevations above the landing site (LM) (oblique LROC NAC M1123519889;...
Published on 20 Jun 2014
Soaring Over Mighty Mt. Hadley
An oblique view, looking east-to-west over the Apennine Mountains towards Hadley Rille (upper left) (LROC NAC M1123519889, north is to the right). A long shadow is cast by mighty Mt. Hadley (center right). Nestled between the Apennines...
Published on 18 Jun 2014
Faulted Kipuka
This striking mountain within Mare Imbrium was altered at its base by the formation of a lobate scarp. A wrinkle ridge runs into the base of the mountain (bottom right). Image width is approximately 4.5 km. LROC NAC image M1098943917R...
Published on 21 Mar 2014
Down the Mountain
Northern slope (top) of an unnamed mountain in Montes Carpatus; image center at 17.438°N, 331.221°E; image width is 1320 m; downslope is toward the top; north is up; LROC NAC M186077208R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Feb 2014
Close Encounter!
LADEE caught zooming 9-km below LRO! LROC NAC M1144387511LR, image 821 meters wide. Hint: click on image for full resolution and look for the small horizontal blur in the image center [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 29 Jan 2014
Bowl of Boulders in Steno Q
Boulders collect in a small depression in the middle of the central peak of Steno Q crater. Some of these boulders are as big as houses! Image width is 1.5 km, portion of NAC controlled mosaic, illumination from the southeast...
Published on 12 Dec 2013
The Slow Creep of Time
Portion of the northwest wall of Steno Q intersects with a slump block terrace. The steep wall (upper left) appears smooth but lineated (some of this linear pattern is traced in cyan). The relatively flat-lying terrace (bottom right)...
Published on 10 Dec 2013
The Lunar Alps
A portion of an LROC NAC oblique image (M177602135LR) of a rille, seen in the center of this image running northwest to southeast through the Montes Alpes region. Image width is approximately 15 km. North is to the right...
Published on 15 Nov 2013
Synthetic Views of the Moon
Synthetic view of the waxing Moon as viewed from Earth on 2013-10-15 17:00:00 UTC [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Oct 2013
That's a Relief
A color coded shaded relief map of a symmetrical mountain located in Mare Ingenii and centered at 35.969°S, 164.497°E. This peak is approximately 2.5 km in diameter and 230 meters tall. The colors represent elevation; high elevations...
Published on 01 Oct 2013
Amazing Orientale Peaks and Valleys
Spectacular oblique view of the interior of the Orientale basin. NAC images M1124173129L & R, image centered at 24.23°S, 264.30°E, scene width is approximately 16 km and the cliff at center is 1.7 km high [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 16 Jul 2013
Rima Marius Layering
Basalt layering is visible in the wall of this portion of Rima Marius. Image width is ~1.3 km, LROC NAC image M1103881010R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 27 Jun 2013
Boulder Tales
Boulders >1 m across, and a few trails, surround the base of a mountain in the Schrödinger central peak ring. Boulder in lower left is ~55 m across, NAC M187340587LR, image width 732 m, mountain base is beyond the frame to the lower...
Published on 07 May 2013
The Monadnocks of Sinus Honoris
A NW-SE oriented groove is seen between two inselbergs in Sinus Honoris (12.276°S; 18.712°E). NAC frame M181944849L, illumination is from the west, north is up, image is ~5.5 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 25 Apr 2013
Impact!
The twin GRAIL spacecraft impacted the Moon on 17 December 2012, LROC was able to image the impact craters on 28 February 2013 showing them both to be about 5 meters in diameter. Upper panels show the area before the impact; lower...
Published on 19 Mar 2013
Infilled Trench
Lower portion of the eastern wall of the Orientale basin, LROC NAC M160498666R. Image center is 18.348°S, 275.769°E, image width is 500 m. Downslope is from lower right to the center [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Dec 2012