Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Exciting New Images from The LROC Team.

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Mysteries of Compton Crater

10 Apr 2019

The north-central floor of Compton crater. — The oblique view of part of the north-central floor of Compton crater (center lat 55.9°, center lon 104.1°) shows floor fractures, the north slopes of its central peaks (center right), thousands of impact craters (some less than a meter wide), and dark floor material produced by ancient volcanic eruptions (top). North is to the left, east is toward the top, and the image spans 40 kilometers from top to bottom. NAC image pair M1251237173LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Chang'e 4 Rover on the Move

20 Mar 2019

28 Feb Chang'e 4 and rover — The Chang'e 4 rover, Yutu-2, moved between 1 February 2019 and 28 February 2019. The upper left panel (M1298916428L) shows the landing site before Chang'e 4 set down and the image in upper right panel (M1303619844L) has the best resolution of the lander and rover taken so far. The lower left image (M1303640934L) was taken six hours later with a slew angle of 40°. The most recent view in the lower right (M1305967189R) shows that Yutu-2 traversed 46 meters to the west during the month of February. All the images were first sampled to the same pixel scale (80 centimeters) then expanded by a factor of two; north is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Chladni 225

21 Feb 2019

Chladni crater, a "simple" lunar crater in Sinus Medii. — Chladni crater (center lat 3.96°N, center lon 1.11°E) is a classic bowl-shaped "simple" lunar crater located in Sinus Medii ("central bay"). The image displays the north and east parts of the 13.1-kilometer-wide crater, including part of its surrounding ejecta blanket, upraised rim, and bright, steep interior wall. The central and eastern parts of its lumpy, crater-pocked floor are visible at lower left. Image width across the bottom is nine kilometers. NAC image pair M1190702052LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Above the Landing Site

15 Feb 2019

Chang'e 4 near nadir — Looking down on the Chang'e 4 landing site; lander is just beyond tip of large arrow, rover at tip of small arrow. Image is 468 meters (1535 feet) across, 2x enlargement, LROC M1303619844LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

A Lunar Valentine

14 Feb 2019

A Valentine from the Moon [Arizona State University].

Chang'e 4 Rover Comes into View

08 Feb 2019

4x enlargement, Chang'e 4 lander and rover — The Chang'e 4 rover is now visible to LROC! Just beyond the tip of the right arrow is the rover and the lander is to the right of the tip of the left arrow. The image appears blocky because it is enlarged 4x to make it easier to see the two vehicles. North is to the upper right, LROC NAC M1303570617LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

First Look: Chang'e 4

06 Feb 2019

East to west limb view of Von Kármán crater — Arrows indicate position of Chang'e 4 lander on the floor of Von Kármán crater. The sharp crater behind and to the left of the landing site is 3900 meters across (12,800 feet) and 600 meters (1970 feet) deep. Image was shrunk by more than a factor of ten (full resolution available inside the post). LROC NAC M1303521387LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

The West Side of Plato Crater

18 Jan 2019

The west side of Plato — Western Plato crater (at right) and the geologically complex region west of its rim — part of a controlled and corrected mosaic made up of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) images. The late afternoon Sun (incidence angle 77°) casts long shadows, accentuating surface relief. image width is 57 kilometers across the center. NAC image pairs M1188416966LR, M1188423994LR, M1188431022LR, M1188438051LR, and M1188445079LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Chang'e 4 Lander Coordinates

11 Jan 2019

Lander locater images — Following the Chang'e 4 descent frames (CNSA/CLEP) to the surface makes it easy to find the exact landing spot in a NAC image, which was taken before the landing. Note that the NAC image is rotated so north is down to match the Chang'e 4 frames. NAC M1298916428LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

On the Farside!

03 Jan 2019

M134022629LR Pre-landing image — Safe on the farside, Chang'e 4 set down somewhere in this LROC image obtained 17 July 2010. The lines connect craters seen in the Chang'e 4 descent image (CNSA/CLEP) with the same craters seen in the LROC image. Image width 2700 meters, NAC M134022629LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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