Images Featured Sites Quickmap Videos Gigapan Exhibits Exciting New Images from The LROC Team. Total posts from APOLLO 227 Search Craters on the Schrodinger pyroclastic cone LROC NAC closeup clustered craters on the Schrodinger pyroclastic cone, one of the NASA Constellation regions of interest. Although likely relatively young, the craters in this cluster have a subdued appearance because they formed in the loose pyroclastic material. NAC Frame M108313384R, view is 785 m across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 22 Apr 2010 Each crater tells a story The unusual shapes of craters at the Flamsteed Constellation region of interest provide information about the thickness of the lunar regolith in this region. Image M111877836LE; scene width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 07 Apr 2010 Surveyor 5: A hole-in-one Surveyor 5 sitting in a 10 meter diameter crater, LROC NAC image M106726943LE, width ~960 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 21 Mar 2010 Marius Hills Pit - Lava Tube Skylight? The Marius Hills pit is a possible skylight in a lava tube in an ancient volcanic region of the Moon called the Marius Hills. This LROC image is the highest resolution image of the pit to date. Image width is 1400 meters, NAC M114328462R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 01 Mar 2010 Van de Graaff Constellation Crater wall Region of Interest Wall of crater Van de Graaff C, where brighter material is exposed by more active processes associated with steeper slopes, recent small craters, and even individual rolling boulders. NAC image 112822306, image width 0.68 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 10 Feb 2010 Out of the Shadows: Impact Melt Flow at Byrgius A Crater Spectacularly preserved viscous flow on the NE rim of Byrgius A (19 km diameter) crater. This flow has a form similar to lava flows on the Earth - however it formed as a result of an asteroid or comet slamming into the Moon at hyper-velocity (>16 km/second). So much energy was released in the impact that solid rock was melted and thrown out of the crater where it flowed down the crater flanks (M102573276L, image width 810 m) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 02 Feb 2010 The Floor of Tycho - Constellation Region of Interest Boulders and impact melt line the floor of the 85-km crater Tycho, a potential site for future human exploration. Scene width is 620 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 14 Jan 2010 Peary Crater: Greetings from the North Pole of the Moon A junction between the rims of three craters on the floor of Peary crater near the lunar north pole is evident in this NAC image (M101955359L). Note the mottled texture of the regolith. Peary is a key exploration site for future astronauts due its proximity to potential resources. Image width is 2.68 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 24 Dec 2009 Impact Melt Flows on Giordano Bruno Frozen impact melt flows on the ejecta blanket of the young impact crater Giordano Bruno (22 km diameter). The image is about 600 m across and the flows are about 50-100 m wide (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University). Published on 15 Dec 2009 A Very Sinuous Rille Two oxbow bends along the length of a sinuous rille located on a mare-filled crater floor. The tight twists and turns of the rille suggest that a very turbulent lava flow formed this rille. Subarea of uncalibrated LROC NAC frame M102672335L; image width is 1.56 km across and north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 07 Oct 2009 Prev 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 Next ← Previous Next → Displaying Post 211 - 220 of 227 in total