Featured Images

Crater Mendeleev

The LROC WAC 100 m/pixel monochrome mosaic shows the entire Crater Mendeleev (313 km in diameter). The white box marks the location of Catena Mendeleev [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Feb 2011

Inside Catena Mendeleev

Texture on inside wall of a crater in the Catena Mendeleev, a linear crater chain located inside Mendeleev crater. LROC NAC M113038958R, incidence 46°, image is 0.5 m/pixel [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Feb 2011

Stratified Ejecta Blocks

A stratified ejecta block around an unnamed fresh crater on the far side of the Moon, NAC frame M110757216R (127.61°E, 13.13°N). Incidence angle is 24°, scale is 0.58 m/px [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Feb 2011

Challenger Astronauts Memorialized on the Moon

Craters in the center of Apollo basin (36°S, 209°E) named after Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts, LROC WAC mosaic, ~190 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 28 Jan 2011

Rille in Aitken Crater!

The beginning, or end, of a short rille in Aitken crater. This rille is 5 km long and 600 m wide. LROC NAC M149391207, image width is 900 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 27 Jan 2011

Exposed Boulders in the Aitken Mare

Boulders eroding out of the hillslope and concentrated between two hills. NAC image M143480262, image width is 700 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 26 Jan 2011

Terraced Craters in Aitken Crater

Small crater within Aitken crater. It has a terraced and hummocky floor, with boulders strewn about, and no bright rays. NAC image M145855135RE, image width is 700 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 25 Jan 2011

Wrinkle Ridges in Aitken Crater!

Mare basalts and hummocky ejecta both displaying wrinkle ridges in Aitken crater. NAC M105730242, image width is 1.6 km, Sun is from upper left [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 20 Jan 2011

Approaching Aitken Crater - Vertregt J

As LRO slewed to obliquely view Aitken crater (17 January Featured Image), the northern edge of Vertregt J was serendipitously captured by the NAC. North to the left, image is about 6 km wide [NASA/GSFC/ASU].

Published on 19 Jan 2011

Aitken Central Peak, Seen Obliquely

Southern end of Aitken crater central peak complex. The upper left is about 1000 meters above the crater floor, which is just seen at lower right. Bright material (high albedo) may be a landslide of local soil, or a secondary impact...

Published on 17 Jan 2011

South Pole Illumination Map

Multi-temporal illumination map of the lunar south pole, Shackleton crater (19 km diameter) is in the center, the south pole is located approximately at 9 o'clock on its rim. Mapped area extends from 88°S to 90°S [NASA/GSFC/Arizona...

Published on 15 Dec 2010

Impact melt features in Tycho crater's floor

Depressions and positive relief features in Tycho crater were caused by a complex mixture of granular material and impact melt settling to the floor. Image width is 370 m, LROC NAC M119923147L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 09 Dec 2010

Ejecta in Tycho crater

320 m block of ejecta in Tycho crater covered by a veneer of impact melt. Image width is 370 m, LROC NAC 142334392RE [NASA/GFSC/Arizona State University].

Published on 08 Dec 2010

Rilles as far as the eye can see in Prinz!

LROC WAC mosaic of the rille-rich Prinz crater region. Bench-like features are visible in the Prinz B depression and two flows originating in Prinz B converge just west of the arrow [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 03 Dec 2010

Rimae Posidonius

Spanning over 130 km in length, Rimae Posidonius is a sinuous rille winding across the floor of Posidonius crater. LROC WAC mosaic at 100 m/pixel, arrow points to the rille and location of an LROC NAC close-up [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 01 Dec 2010

Erosional trough on crater wall

Erosional trough (400 m long x 100-200 m wide) on the eastern inner wall of the farside crater Moore F. Morphologically it resembles a martian sapping feature, suggested to form due to erosion by water flowing out of the subsurface....

Published on 24 Nov 2010

Delicate patterns in Giordano Bruno ejecta

Far edge of the Giordano Bruno crater ejecta blanket. LROC NAC M115617436L, 0.9 m/pixel, image width is 1.08 km, Sun is from right side. Giordano Bruno is to the northwest of image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 22 Nov 2010

Rock avalanche in Robinson crater

Northern slope inside Robinson crater. LROC NAC M114259768R, 0.52 m/pixel, image width is 620 m, sun light is from right side. Slope direction is from top to the bottom of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 18 Nov 2010

Slope failure near Aratus crater

Northern flank of cone-shaped mound near Aratus crater. LROC NAC M117461002L, image width is about 672 m. Sun light is from left side, incidence angle 83°, downslope direction is from bottom to top of the image [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...

Published on 16 Nov 2010

Kepler Crater - Central Peak

Boulders and simple craters perched on top of Kepler crater's central peak. LROC NAC M111843702R, image width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Nov 2010