Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Moon as You’ve Never Seen It Before

[/caption] You’re looking at a brand new view of the lunar farside, as never seen before. The team from the…

12 years ago

LROC “Treasure Map” Reveals Titanium Deposits

[/caption] At a joint meeting of the European Planetary Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences,…

13 years ago

NASA Releases Closer Looks at Apollo Landing Sites from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

[/caption] New images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites are the highest resolution pictures ever of human…

13 years ago

LRO to Move in For Closer Look at the Apollo Landing Sites

[/caption] NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is changing our view of the Moon by literally bringing it into sharper focus…

13 years ago

Spectacular View from LRO of Tycho Crater’s Central Uplifts

[/caption] Here's the Moon like you've never seen it before: a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho Crater on the Moon,…

13 years ago

Sideways Looks at the Moon Like You’ve Never Seen it Before

[/caption] The Zooites working at the Moon Zoo citizen science project have uncovered some very unique oblique views of the…

13 years ago

NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Delivers Treasure Trove of Data

[/caption] NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has completed its initial phase of operations during the exploration phase which lasted one…

13 years ago

The Moon Just Got Bigger

[/caption] Take a gander at this brand new image of the Moon from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is one…

13 years ago

A Rainbow Across the Moon

[/caption] Even though it is not the mind-blowing experience of a double rainbow all the way across the sky, seeing…

14 years ago

The Moon’s South Pole as You’ve Never Seen it Before

[/caption] The lunar South Pole – a land of craters, shadows, intrigue and science! This wide-angle mosaic of the South…

14 years ago