Images Featured Sites Quickmap Videos Gigapan Exhibits Exciting New Images from The LROC Team. Total posts from Apollo 76 Search Apollo 17 Remains Unchallenged After Fifty Years Fifty years ago, the Apollo 17 crew concluded a series of human exploration missions that remain, like their footsteps, some of the greatest achievements in human history. Apollo 17 handheld image (AS17-134-20382) of astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing just left of the U.S. flag, with the LM, MESA, and LRV in the background [NASA/JSC/Arizona State University]. Published on 10 Dec 2022 Apollo 16 50th Anniversary: A New Landscape A spectacular, labeled view of the Apollo 16 landing site between North Ray and South Ray craters in the Descartes Highlands, a new landscape for the crew and an exciting set of LROC team products to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mission landing. Published on 20 Apr 2022 Topography of the Taurus-Littrow Valley Color-shaded relief map of the Taurus-Littrow Valley (APOLLO17 DTM mosaic) made from eleven NAC stereo pairs [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 11 Feb 2022 Apollo 15: A Mission of Many Firsts Highlights of the Apollo 15 landing site, as seen in LROC NAC image M175252641R. This image has a resolution of 27 cm/px, and shows an area of 262 m by 186 m. The Lunar Module is clearly visible, as are many tracks from the Lunar Roving Vehicle (whose final resting place is just east of the edge of this image). The Apollo 15 astronauts left a number of science instruments at the site, including the Passive Seismometer Experiment (PSE), Lunar Ranging Retroreflector (LRRR), and others; these instruments were collectively part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). These landmarks and more are annotated in LROC's new Apollo 15 spatiotemporal map. Published on 30 Jul 2021 Apollo 14 Fiftieth Anniversary! Apollo 14 landing site (4.646°S, 342.528°E) showing the two extra-vehicular activities (EVAs; orange = EVA1 and teal = EVA2) with stations (pink triangles), and geologic features (white dots). Published on 05 Feb 2021 Apollo 12 Fifty-first Anniversary LROC low-altitude image of the Apollo 12 landing site. The Lunar Module descent stage, Apollo Lunar Science Experiment Package (ALSEP), and Surveyor III spacecraft are all visible along with astronaut tracks. Image is 275 meters wide, north is up, M175 428601LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 13 Nov 2020 Feature Mosaics: Behind the Seams A seamless mosaic of a portion of Karpinsky crater (91 km diameter, 72.61° N, 166.80°E) seamless mosaic. Scene is 55 km across, NAC images M1309496597L/R, M1309503618L/R, M1309510644L/R, M1309517669L/R, and M1309524696L/R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 16 Mar 2020 "Oceanus Procellarum Base Here - The Eagle Has Landed" In 1969, NASA published a map showing candidate Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites. The map was based on photographs taken using large Earth-based telescopes. The map above, based on an LROC global image mosaic, is a near-copy of that historic map. Red dots represent the five candidate Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites as of February 1968. Yellow circles represent the final three Apollo 11 target sites. The green circle marks Site 2, the Apollo 11 prime site in Mare Tranquillitatis, where the Lunar Module Eagle actually landed [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 09 Aug 2019 What Armstrong Saw Simulated view of what Armstrong saw as the Lunar Module Eagle approached the aim point on the northeast flank of West crater (190 meters diameter). The odd shape of the image area is due to the small windows in the Eagle. North is to the right, NAC M131494509L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 16 Jul 2019 The Moon in Arizona This 3.48-kilometer-wide part of the Sea of Tranquility is very special, though no one has ever landed or walked here. NAC image M1123426954LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 01 Jul 2019 Prev 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 Next ← Previous Next → Displaying Post 1 - 10 of 76 in total
