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Central Peak of Copernicus crater
LROC NAC close-up of light-toned bedrock exposed within the central structural uplift of Copernicus crater (~93-km diameter). NAC image M102293451, width is ~1.26 km and the outcrop is ~800 m wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 04 May 2010
Floor of Tsiolkovskiy - Constellation Region of Interest
LROC NAC view of boulders on an outlying rampart of the complex central peak of Tsiolkovskiy crater within the Constellation region of interest. The image is roughly 700 m wide (LROC NAC frame M113107391L) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 30 Apr 2010
Constellation Region of Interest at Mare Tranquillitatis
Close up of a northwest trending wrinkle ridge in the high-Ti basaltic lava plains of Mare Tranquillitatis, near a Constellation region of interest. The bright areas along the steepest parts of the ridge are places where less mature...
Published on 27 Apr 2010
Craters on the Schrodinger pyroclastic cone
LROC NAC closeup clustered craters on the Schrodinger pyroclastic cone, one of the NASA Constellation regions of interest. Although likely relatively young, the craters in this cluster have a subdued appearance because they formed in...
Published on 22 Apr 2010
Dante Crater Constellation Region of Interest
Highlands terrain inside the Dante Crater Constellation Site. A portion of LROC NAC image M121044107R, 580 m across. [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]
Published on 20 Apr 2010
Retracing the Steps of Apollo 15: Constellation Region of Interest
The third and final EVA of Apollo 15 brought the astronauts to the edge of Hadley Rille (lower left). Disturbed regolith is observed along the crater rim at station 9 and at the edge of the rille at station 9A. Rover tracks are visible...
Published on 16 Apr 2010
Rimae Prinz Region - Constellation Region of Interest
A sinuous rille created by a lava flow snakes around the base of a massif in the Prinz-Harbinger region on the Moon. Image width is 1.46 km, LROC NAC frame M102429075L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 15 Apr 2010
Exposed Fractured Bedrock in the Central Peak of the Anaxagoras Crater
NAC image of the Anaxagoras crater floor, including a portion of the crater's anorthositic central uplift. The boulders perched on ridges are eroding out of densely fractured bedrock. Image number M122273232R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State...
Published on 14 Apr 2010
Graben and Pyroclastics in SW Mare Humorum
A small graben (28 m in width) in a pyroclastic mantling deposit in the SW portion of Mare Humorum. The image width is 500 m. NAC frame M111885077L obtained at an altitude of 44.7 km, illumination is from the right....
Published on 08 Apr 2010
Each crater tells a story
The unusual shapes of craters at the Flamsteed Constellation region of interest provide information about the thickness of the lunar regolith in this region. Image M111877836LE; scene width is 500 m [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 07 Apr 2010
Alphonsus crater mantled floor fracture
LROC NAC closeup of a fracture in the floor of Alphonsus crater. Dark pyroclastic materials are intermixed with lighter rocks and boulders from the fracture walls and all appear to have moved in streamers toward the fracture floor at...
Published on 02 Apr 2010
Hortensius Domes - Constellation Region of Interest
Summit crater of Hortensius Dome Phi. Summit craters of all the Hortensius Domes show no raised rims and are not circular, indicating they are not impact craters, rather that they are analogous to volcanic calderas. Image width 1.22 km,...
Published on 01 Apr 2010
Apollo Basin: Mare in a Sea of Highlands
High resolution LROC image of floor of the Apollo Basin, a large (538 km diameter) double-ringed impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side. This image shows part of the boundary between two flow units within the...
Published on 30 Mar 2010
Chain of secondary craters in Mare Orientale
A small secondary crater chain near the southwestern margin of Mare Orientale, within the Inner Rook Mountains. The ~125-meter-long chain lies within one of the Constellation Program regions of interest in the Orientale multi-ring...
Published on 29 Mar 2010
Two-toned Impact Crater in Balmer Basin: A Reflection of the Target?
Materials excavated during formation of this ~450 m diameter impact crater have an unusual two-toned character, likely a reflection of heterogeneity in the target materials. This crater occurs in Balmer Basin, an area thought to harbor...
Published on 26 Mar 2010
Rocket impacts recorded by the Apollo seismic network
Bang! On April 14th 1970, the Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage impacted the Moon North of Mare Cognitum, at -2.55° latitude, -27.88° East longitude. The impact crater, which is roughly 30 meters in diameter, is clearly visible in LROC...
Published on 22 Mar 2010
Surveyor 6 on the plains of Sinus Medii
Surveyor 6 casting 18-meter long shadow with Sun just 8° above the horizon, LROC NAC image M117501284L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Mar 2010
Surveyor 5: A hole-in-one
Surveyor 5 sitting in a 10 meter diameter crater, LROC NAC image M106726943LE, width ~960 meters [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 21 Mar 2010
Luna 21 Lander
Luna 21 lander delivered the Lunokhod 2 rover to the floor of Le Monnier crater in January 1973, LROC NAC Image M122007650LE [NASA/GSFC/ Arizona State University].
Published on 19 Mar 2010
Soviet Union Lunar Rovers
Soviet robotic lander Luna 17 still sitting on Mare Imbrium where it delivered the Lunokhod 1 Rover in November 1970, LROC NAC Image M114185541RE [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
Published on 17 Mar 2010