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Chappy
NW wall of spectacular young impact crater perched on the rim of Chaplygin crater. The dark smooth material (bottom right) is solidified impact melt that originally pooled on the crater floor; the dark, middle and bright tones on the...
Published on 01 Mar 2016
NAC Anaglyph: Giordano Bruno Ejecta
Ejecta patterns resulting from materials thrown out of Giordano Bruno during crater excavation [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 12 Jun 2015
Shapes of Craters
Oblique view of Tycho crater looking from east-to-west. Image was acquired on 2 November 2014 from an altitude of 59 km (M1169552252LR). The central peak rises more than 2000 m (6562 ft) above the crater floor and the far wall exhibits...
Published on 28 May 2015
NAC Anaglyph: Messier Impact Melt
Impact melt deposits outside the west rim crest of Messier crater show evidence of ponding and flow before they cooled and solidified [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 May 2015
LROC NAC Anaglyph: Perched Crater
Craters on top of craters! Shown here is a crater that is perched on the southwest rim of Darwin C, a highly degraded crater in the southeastern lunar nearside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 16 Jan 2015
Mottled Mound
Low-incidence angle image (~9°, near noon) of a curious mound on the floor of Firsov crater. Image width is 2.2 km [LROC NAC M187506567RNASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 14 Nov 2014
Lovely Lichtenberg B
Lichtenberg B is a beautifully preserved young impact crater. Rock outcrops in the upper portion of the crater wall are due to the successive thin lava flows that filled Oceanus Procellarum more than 3 billion years ago. The crater is...
Published on 02 Sep 2014
Frozen Motion
The scoured floor of Harkhebi J crater, near the young crater Giordano Bruno (22 km diameter). Ejecta from Giordano Bruno flowed across the surface, leaving a record for us to see today. LROC NAC image M1128791817L; north is up and the...
Published on 20 Aug 2014
Fresh, But Not So Clean
LROC NAC image M131515002R showing two similarly sized craters, ~500 m in diameter, but one is littered with boulders and the other is not. This boulder discrepency is most likely due to age differences between the two craters....
Published on 12 Aug 2014
Making a Splash at King Crater
Impact melt ponds adorn the lumpy terraces of King crater. If you look carefully, you can see small fractures in some of the these ponds. LROC NAC mosaic (M1159315479L/R), image width is approximately 8 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 29 Jul 2014
Breaking Down Walls
Gravity is winning as boulders tumble down from the rim of Moore F (~24 km in diameter) in this LROC NAC mosaic (M1156517189) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Jun 2014
Slump or Slide
Rock and debris slumped from northwest to southeast (upper left to center) and cascaded into the floor of a linear topographic low (depression or graben) near Milichius crater; arrows indicate the direction of movement. NAC M190794864L;...
Published on 16 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
On the Edge
An oblique view from LROC's NAC of Lichtenberg crater (31.854°N, 292.284°E). This image is approximately 22 km wide. North is to the bottom right of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 24 Sep 2013
Rümker E Impact Melt
Impact melt deposit in the crater Rümker E. NAC M1101573334L, image width is ~2 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 08 Mar 2013
Minty Fresh
A fresh young impact in the lunar highlands. LROC NAC M1104423389L, image width is 1.7 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 06 Dec 2012
Boulder or Crater?
A roughly circular feature on the lunar surface. LROC NAC M175212953R, image is ~300 m across [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 10 Sep 2012
Splash Mark
Meandering line of boulders at the bottom of Necho crater. Image width is 690 m, LROC NAC M167390131L. Sunlight is from left side [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]
Published on 31 Jul 2012
Copernicus Seen Looking Straight Down
Fractures and a collapse crater within impact melt rock on the floor of Copernicus crater. Image width is 1800 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 28 Jun 2012
Copernicus Central Peak
Copernicus crater central peak casts a long shadow to the west over a crater floor that was flooded with impact melt that cooled and hardened to form this spectacular landscape. LROC NAC M193025138LR, image width is 1350 m...
Published on 27 Jun 2012