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Flags Still Standing at Several Apollo Landing Sites on the Moon
Caption: LROC image showing the illuminated side of the still standing American flag to be captured at the Apollo 17…
Barnstorming the Moon’s Giordano Bruno Crater
Caption: Southern rim of Giordano Bruno crater seen obliquely by LROC. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University At the 2012 Lunar Science…
Rivers of Rock
The Moon may not have ever had liquid water on its surface -- despite the use of the term mare,…
Loads of Ice Waiting for Explorers at the Moon’s Shackleton Crater
Shackleton crater on the Moon’s south pole has been somewhat of an enigma, as its permanently shadowed interior has made…
In the Shadow of the Moon: A Lunar View of an Eclipse
[/caption] The May 20 annular eclipse may have been an awesome sight for skywatchers across many parts of the Earth, but it…
Moon Craters 3-D!
[/caption] While many are hoping to see a larger-than-usual view of the Moon this weekend, here’s some great 3-D closeups…
Lunar Satellite Reveals Apollo 16 Remains
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) made a low pass over the Apollo 16 site last fall, capturing images of the…
Join the Million Crater Challenge
Like a challenge? Right now you can join in a contest to mark a million craters, as part of the…
Go On a Grand Tour of the Moon
To honor the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's amazing 1,000 days in science-filled orbit, the LRO team at Goddard Space Flight Center…
Revisiting The First Rover
[/caption] Before there was Curiosity, before Spirit, and Opportunity, and even long before Sojourner, there was Lunokhod 1, the Soviet…