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Dramatic Sunrise Dramatic Sunrise Early morning Sun illuminates the steep western wall of an unnamed 10-kilometer diameter crater. North is to the right, image 3.5 kilometers across in the center [NASA/GSFC/Intuitive Machines]. Published on 22 Oct 2024 Young Volcanism? Young Volcanism? Enigmatic landform proposed to have formed from relatively young volcanic activity. NAC M1453037761LR, acquired 2023-11-27, incidence angle 71°, slew angle 43°, phase angle 116°, spacecraft altitude 89 km, north is up, image width... Published on 18 Oct 2024 First Look: Chang'e 6 First Look: Chang'e 6 This image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera shows Chang'e 6 in the Apollo basin on the lunar farside on 07 June 2024. The lander is seen as the small cluster of bright pixels in the center of the image. Image is 552... Published on 14 Jun 2024 2024 Eclipse as Seen From The Moon 2024 Eclipse as Seen From The Moon When LROC acquired this image on 8 April 2024, the shadow of the Moon was centered near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. LROC E1467242026L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 15 Apr 2024 Another Close Encounter! Another Close Encounter! Hard to find, but centered here, you can see a fuzzy view of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) lunar orbiter, Danuri, as it flew just 8 kilometers below LRO. Image width about 3000 meters, NAC M1464323568... Published on 05 Apr 2024 A Lunar Island Surrounded by Lava A Lunar Island Surrounded by Lava Color-shaded relief map showing the elevations of the Western Crisium Kipuka (WCK) located on the western edge of Mare Crisium. The elevation ranges from -4,218 m (blue) to -3,195 m (red) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 01 Apr 2024 Intuitive Machines IM-1 On The Moon! Intuitive Machines IM-1 On The Moon! The Intuitive Machines IM-1 Nova-C, known as Odysseus, touched down on the Moon Thursday, 22 February, at 23:23:53 UTC (17:23 CST). The arrow indicates the Nova-C lander; the image width is 973 meters, NAC M1463440322L... Published on 26 Feb 2024 JAXA SLIM Landing JAXA SLIM Landing The SLIM lander on the lunar surface (13.3160°S, 25.2510°E, -912 m elevation). The image is 880 meters wide, and north is up, LROC NAC M1460739214L [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 26 Jan 2024 IM-1 Landing Region IM-1 Landing Region IM-1 landing region, the map is 1870 meters wide; north and nearside are towards the top, 1.70 meters per pixel. NAC M1435274280LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 19 Jan 2024 Luna 25 Impact Crater Luna 25 Impact Crater During the descent to the surface, the Russian spacecraft Luna 25 experienced an anomaly that caused it to impact into the southwest rim of Pontecoulant G crater on 19 August 2023 11:58 am UTC (14:58 Moscow time). Image is 1100 meters... Published on 29 Nov 2023 On the Way to Shioli Crater On the Way to Shioli Crater The upcoming Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) lunar lander will touchdown in the vicinity of Shioli crater (center foreground, 210-meter diameter). The bright interior and rays indicate a very young age for this crater... Published on 07 Nov 2023 Gruithuisen: Collapsed Lava Tube? Gruithuisen: Collapsed Lava Tube? The spectacular sinuous landform shown above is thought to be a collapsed lava tube (34.7°N, 316.6°E), located near Gruithuisen K crater. NAC controlled mosaic containing images M1173350480L/R, M1173357586L/R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona... Published on 06 Oct 2023 Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site Chandrayaan-3 lander is in the center of the image, its dark shadow is visible against the bright halo surrounding the vehicle. The image is 1738 meters wide, M1447750764LR [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 05 Sep 2023 Mount Marilyn: A Lunar Love Story Mount Marilyn: A Lunar Love Story Mount Marilyn, with its distinctive triangular shape, served as an important navigation landmark for the Apollo 11 astronauts. Portion of LROC Wide Angle Camera mosaic, 138 km wide [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 31 Aug 2023 Once in a Super Blue Moon Once in a Super Blue Moon A projection of the LROC Wide Angle Camera (WAC) mosaic showing the Moon as it will appear during the August 30th, 2023 super blue Moon [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 26 Aug 2023 Mysteries Remain Frozen in our Celestial Backyard Mysteries Remain Frozen in our Celestial Backyard Traversability conditions and landing site assessment map for the lunar south polar region. The percentage of time that the surface will be illuminated and visible to the Earth is modeled for the expected Artemis timeframe (July 9, 2024... Published on 13 Jun 2023 Impact Site of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander Impact Site of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander impact site, as seen by LROC the day after the attempted landing. LROC NAC image M1437131607R [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 23 May 2023 Looking Over the Orientale Basin Looking Over the Orientale Basin Indian Ocean as seen from lunar orbit (2015-12-10 06:00:29.202 UTC). NAC high-resolution monochrome image merged with WAC lower-resolution color observations. North is to the left, Antarctica to the right, Australia at the top, and... Published on 07 Apr 2023 Tycho: A Model Central Peak Tycho: A Model Central Peak Color-shaded relief map showing elevations for the central peak of Tycho crater. Black areas indicate shadows in the stereo images, where no topography could be extracted [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University]. Published on 29 Mar 2023 Malapert Massif Malapert Massif Malapert massif (informal name) is thought to be a remnant of the South Pole - Aitken basin rim, which formed more than 4 billion years ago. More recently, this magnificent peak (lower left) was selected as an Artemis 3 candidate... Published on 14 Mar 2023