Featured Images

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

Karpinskiy Floor Fractures

NAC oblique of the northern floor of Karpinskiy crater, which is centered at 72.609°N and 166.801°E. Crater floor fractures are seen, concentric to the crater wall, as well as a 6-km diameter impact crater on the floor (center of...

Published on 22 Aug 2013

Oblique Image of Concentric Crater

Oblique view of an unnamed concentric crater located in Apollo Basin. The crater has a diameter of 11.5 km, north is to the left. LROC NAC images M1097537923L & R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Aug 2013

Orientale Sculpture

An oblique view of ejecta from the Orientale basin, over 400 km south of the basin rim. Scene is approximately 5 km across, centered at 51.8°S, 264.8°E, NAC images M1127819355L & R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Jul 2013

Snapshots From Space

Astronaut Cernan (UR, LR), Evans (UL, LR) and Schmitt (LL) relaxing in the Apollo 17 Command Module America after Cernan and Schmitt returned from three days of exploring the magnificent Taurus Littrow valley [NASA/ Arizona State...

Published on 25 Jul 2013

The View Inside of a Tilted Crater

Oblique view of the chaotic interior of the 30-km crater Wiener F. NAC images M1113262343 L & R subsampled from their original resolution; scene width is approximately 13 km from left to right, centered at 41.1°N, 150.0°E...

Published on 23 Jul 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

Giordano Bruno Whorl

Impact melt forms a swirled feature in Giordano Bruno crater. Image width is 1 km, LROC NAC M143947267L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 07 Jun 2013

Cinder Cone, Impact Crater, or Something Else?

A circular feature piques curiosity and encourages speculation (15.228°S; 350.923°E). NAC frame M160010100R, illumination is from the east, north is up, image is ~1.8 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 13 Mar 2013

New Views of the Gruithuisen Domes

An oblique view of the northern portion of the Gruithuisen Gamma volcanic dome. LROC NAC M1106087898LR, north is to the right [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 04 Mar 2013

Bullialdus Central Peak Oblique

The central peak of Bullialdus rises above the crater floor with the crater wall in the background. LROC NAC oblique M1099038207LR, north is to the left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Jan 2013

Southside, Aristarchus Crater

SE Aristarchus crater (40 km diameter) viewed obliquely from an altitude of 135 km, M1096850878LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 25 Dec 2012

In the Wake of Giordano Bruno

Fresh ejecta patterns the landscape outside Giordano Bruno (37.99°N; 101.62°E). North is up, illumination is from the east, image is ~840 m across, LROC NAC M146308704R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 26 Sep 2012

Giant Flow of Impact Melt

This giant flow of impact melt extends northward from a much larger mass of impact melt on the northern rim of the Tycho impact crater. This one section of the flow is more than 10 km long. LROC NAC M185954551R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 14 Aug 2012

Watch That First Step!

LROC oblique view of the giant scarp (cliff) Rupes Cauchy that cuts across 200 km of Mare Tranquillitatis. The scarp is 300 meters tall and Cauchy B crater is 6 km in diameter [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 24 Jul 2012

Very Oblique View of Giordano Bruno

Southern rim of Giordano Bruno crater seen obliquely (79°) from 53 km altitude, small portion of NAC M119245930LR subsampled by a factor of three [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 17 Jul 2012

Sunset Over Giordano Bruno

Slump terrace in the northern half of Giordano Bruno crater seen at sunset, from an altitude of 54 km. Terrace is 4800 meters wide, NAC M165190579LR [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].

Published on 06 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

The Swirls of Mare Ingenii

An oblique view of Mare Ingenii and the swirl that marks its floor. Scene is approximately 15 km across (subsampled from the native resolution); NAC images M191830503L,R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 21 Jun 2012