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Ka-Pow!

nospam@example.com (Lillian Ostrach) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0600

High-reflectance ejecta and low-reflectance impact melt streamers surround this fresh impact crater. NAC M189994606LR, image width 2.25 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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LROC 14th PDS Release

nospam@example.com (Ernest Bowman-Cisneros) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:05:35 -0600

The 14th LROC Planetary Data System release includes images acquired between 2012-12-16 to 2013-03-15. This release contains 70,815 EDR images - totaling 7.79 TB, and 70,815 CDR images - totaling 16.09 TB.

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Revealed Surface

nospam@example.com (Hiroyuki Sato) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Southern slope of unnamed fracture along the eastern mare/highland boundary of Mare Insularum. LROC NAC M1114199297R. Image center is 13.135°N, 355.638°E, image width is 1147.2 m. Downslope is toward upper-right, north is to the top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Layer of Pyroclastics

nospam@example.com (Hiroyuki Sato) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0600

Northeastern wall of Bode C crater. LROC NAC M139938121L. Image center is 12.276°N 355.165°E, image width is 600 m. Downslope is toward bottom right, north towards the top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Slope Resurfacing

nospam@example.com (Hiroyuki Sato) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0600

Southeastern wall of Jansen U crater. LROC NAC M188028576R. Image center is 11.926°N, 32.306°E, image width is 1183.2 m. Downslope is toward upper left, north is to the top [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Giordano Bruno Whorl

nospam@example.com (Sarah Braden) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0600

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

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Regolith all the way down?

nospam@example.com (Drew Enns) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0600

A small crater hides a bench of bedrock within its walls. Boulders sit just outside the rim. LROC NAC M1624467033R, image width is 800 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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A Truncated Rille

nospam@example.com (James Ashley) — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:00:00 -0600

A lunar rille comes to an abrupt termination at a crater rim (34.342°S; 145.430°E). NAC frame M1122636898R, illumination is from the east-northeast, north is up, image is ~1 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Star Light Star Bright

nospam@example.com (James Ashley) — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:00:00 -0600

A sharp reflectance contrast is found in Humboldt crater (26.593°S; 83.764°E). NAC frame M182974061L, illumination is from the west, north is up, image is ~850m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Coalescing Secondaries

nospam@example.com (James Ashley) — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:00:00 -0600

A chain of impact features provides a picturesque tableau (48.659°N; 103.299°E). NAC frame M18286833R, illumination is from the southwest, north is up, image is ~2 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Caroline Herschel Crater

nospam@example.com (Sarah Braden) — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 -0600

Exposed mare basalt layering in the wall of Caroline Herschel crater. LROC NAC M175475137R, image width is 350 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Concentricity in Apollo Basin

nospam@example.com (Sarah Braden) — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 -0600

Portion of a concentric crater in Apollo Basin. Sun is incident from the right to the left. LROC NAC mosaic M1122245918LR, image width is 6.3 km [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State Univeristy].

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March of Time

nospam@example.com (Mark Robinson) — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:26:32 -0600

Small white blotch with black center (in center of image) is likely a new impact crater formed during the LRO mission. Inset in lower left (38 meters wide) shows 4x enlargement. NAC M1117799545, 480 meters wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Dynamic Textures

nospam@example.com (Hiroyuki Sato) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:00 -0600

Northeastern portion of unnamed crater ejecta. LROC NAC M138600267R, image width is 1080 meters. Image center is 77.086°N, 200.336°E, incidence angle is 80.3°. North is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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Small Pond

nospam@example.com (Hiroyuki Sato) — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:00 -0600

Unnamed crater floor at west edge of Mare Fecunditatis. LROC NAC M167919653R. Image center is 6.422°S, 43.747°E, image width is 561 meters. North is up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

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