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Making an Impact

Light plains (outlined in yellow) are smooth, gently rolling deposits located in the lunar highlands. Their resemblance to mare ponds (outlined in blue) originally led to the idea that they were volcanic in origin. Image width is...

Published on 06 May 2016

Thick and Sticky Melt-Rock

Colorized slope map of a fresh impact crater and its ejecta. A deposit of solidified melt-rock and debris was formed at the end of the impact event on the floor of this 1.5-km diameter crater. The flat-lying floor materials (purple,...

Published on 15 Apr 2016

Rim Crest of Finsen C

NAC anaglyph of the northern rim crest of Finsen C crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 08 Apr 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Floor Fractures

Fractures in Compton crater add to complex morphology of the crater floor [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 01 Apr 2016

Chappy Oblique

Spectacular oblique view (65° slew angle) of a 1400 m diameter crater that formed on the rim of Chaplygin crater. Delicate lacy fingers of ejecta highlight the hummocky and steep topography around this young crater. The very brightest...

Published on 18 Mar 2016

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

Great Wall!

Floor and eastern wall of Antoniadi crater, image width along wall is 40 km, M1146021973LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 26 Feb 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Rosseland Crater

Partially buried craters and fractures fill the floor of Rosseland Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 12 Feb 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Planck B Fractures

Undulating floor dissected by fractures (or rilles) in Planck B crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 05 Feb 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Eastern Abbe H

The rim of Abbe H, cutting across the center of this image, displays terracing (top left) common among complex lunar craters  [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 29 Jan 2016

NAC Anaglyph: Aitken Lobate Scarp

Lobate scarp in Aitken Crater, on the lunar farside [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 22 Jan 2016

Mt. Marilyn: Navigating to the Surface

NAC mosaic of Mt. Marilyn, a key navigation landmark during the Apollo 11 Moon landing, scene is 30 km wide.

Published on 04 Jan 2016

Looking Over The Limb

The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from above Compton crater. The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara desert, and just beyond is Saudia Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to...

Published on 18 Dec 2015

Found! Apollo 16 S-IVB Impact Crater

Newly discovered Apollo 16 S-IVB stage impact crater, image is 400 m wide, north is up (M183689432L)

Published on 02 Dec 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Lobate Scarp near Van der Waals K

A lobate scarp near Van der Waals K Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 06 Nov 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Oppenheimer U

Crater floor fractures - curving depressions in the floor of Oppenheimer U [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 30 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Mendel Scarp

A scarp weaves its way through the battered terrain of Mendel crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 23 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Degraded Crater in Fraunhofer

Battered by aeons -- the floor and rim of this crater are barely distinguishable [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 16 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Atlas Crater

Degraded terraces line the western wall of Atlas Crater [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 02 Oct 2015

NAC Anaglyph: Crater Melt

This impact melt in the crater Stefan L surrounds and fills the topography of the crater floor [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].

Published on 25 Sep 2015