Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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Lunar Beauty

20 Nov 2018

A bright young crater. — The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera imaged this bright young ray crater (3.13˚N, 281.07˚E) on 3 November 2018 — just three weeks ago. The Sun shone from the west (left, 48˚ incidence angle). This image covers an area 8.1 kilometers across. NAC image M12959100LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Fractured Crater

15 Nov 2018

Komarov crater — Interior of Komarov crater (24.59°N, 152.25°E; 85 kilometers diameter), near the southern edge of Mare Moscoviense, on the lunar farside. Image 15 km wide across center, LROC NAC M1263901757LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Lobate Scarps: The Movie

31 Oct 2018

Lobate scarps - surface expressions of compressional thrust faults - in d'Alembert crater — Lobate scarps - like those shown here on the floor of the farside crater d'Alembert - are not large, but they tell us much about how hot the Moon was when it was born and its ongoing thermal evolution. Image width is about four kilometers. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

New Monthly Schedule: LROC PDS Data Release 36A

15 Oct 2018

A montage of LROC images from PDS release 36A — A montage of the LROC NAC images in NASA Planetary Data System release 36A, the first of our new monthly schedule, released 15 October 2018. The image shows the center of every Sun-illuminated, calibrated NAC image with a Data Quantity Identification of 0 - that is, of best image quality - in this Planetary Data System volume [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

The South Side of Tycho Crater

08 Oct 2018

Get out your red/blue anaglyph glasses for a three-dimensional treat! This extreme closeup of the south side of 86-kilometer-diameter Tycho Crater shows melt flows and pools, small craters, sagging slopes that look like ripples, boulders, and, at the top, part of the crater rim. North is at the top. Image width is about 10 kilometers [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Another Layered Target

04 Oct 2018

Central Peak of Copernicus Crater — Copernicus crater central peak reveals the complexity of the lunar crust through distinct layering and patchy surface brightness. Image 3 km wide, M1261372886LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Layered Target

11 Sep 2018

Wallach crater — Spectacular view across the rim of Wallach crater (5700 meter diameter), acquired when LRO was 93 kilometers above the surface, M1236317761LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Deflector Shields Up!

06 Sep 2018

Part of the westernmost swirl feature in Mare Marginis. This closeup of the center of the anaglyph strip below highlights an area little more than five kilometers wide. Bright swirl areas appeared "painted on" the landscape. Part of NAC images M1113645293LR and M1113631085LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Cool Cold Spots

21 Aug 2018

Einthoven cold spot crater oblique (side) view — Oblique (very!) view of Einthoven cold spot crater, located at 109.91° E, 6.74° S. White rays and the crater's rocky rim and rugged interior wall are visible signs of youth. The cold spot anomaly surrounding the crater is another sign of youth. It extends far beyond the three-kilometer width of this image, but is invisible to human eyes. NAC M1258299787L/R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

NAC Anaglyph: Moore F Crater

08 Aug 2018

Moore F is an impact crater in transition. Image width is about eight kilometers. NAC images M125720601L/R and M125713813L/R. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]

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