Seen here is a geological “fault” on the Moon, called Rupes Recta, as seen from orbit by NASA’s Apollo 16.
Continue reading “A fault on the Moon – Rupes Recta”A fault on the Moon – Rupes Recta
Ghost craters on the Moon!
Here is a ghost crater, can you see it?
Continue reading “Ghost craters on the Moon!”SpaceIL landing site and magnetic anomalies
Seen here is the landing site for SpaceIL’s lunar lander Beresheet, in the region of Mare Serenitatis.
Continue reading “SpaceIL landing site and magnetic anomalies”A peak inside the Moon with Copernicus
Seen here is the spectacular Copernicus crater with its central peaks. They allow a peak (pun intended) into the lunar interior.
Continue reading “A peak inside the Moon with Copernicus”Underground lava tubes on the Moon!
Seen here is an opening to a long underground channel in which lava once flowed. Enter the pit in Marius Hills!
Continue reading “Underground lava tubes on the Moon!”Farside surprise – Mare Moscoviense and Luna 3
Seen here are the vast lava plains of a region on the Moon’s farside called Mare Moscoviense.
Continue reading “Farside surprise – Mare Moscoviense and Luna 3”Mount as high as Everest! – Zeeman Mons
Standing tall at 8.8 km, Zeeman Mons on the Moon competes with Earth’s Mount Everest.
Continue reading “Mount as high as Everest! – Zeeman Mons”Glorious Aristarchus!
Seen here is the young, bright Aristarchus crater on the Moon about the size of a large city!
Continue reading “Glorious Aristarchus!”Rolling in the crater
Seen here is a rolling rock, or a rock rolling? How did the fragmented rock (boulder) roll in this curvy fashion?
Continue reading “Rolling in the crater”Lava flow galore in Rimae Prinz
Seen here are the spectacular lava-carved rilles called Rimae Prinz. Continue reading “Lava flow galore in Rimae Prinz”
Spectacularly Irregular Larmor Q crater
Seen here is the young, irregular crater Larmor Q, adorned with a slumped wall and layered melted rock. Continue reading “Spectacularly Irregular Larmor Q crater”
Meandering rille near Apollo 15 landing site
Seen here is the twisty rille of Hadley, an ancient lava channel near which NASA’s Apollo 15 spacecraft landed. Continue reading “Meandering rille near Apollo 15 landing site”
Lava filled Gassendi crater
Seen here is the 110 km wide Gassendi crater, a candidate landing site for NASA’s Apollo 17. Continue reading “Lava filled Gassendi crater”
Y-shaped mountains in King crater
Seen here is the 77 km wide King crater on the lunar farside, formed as a result of a large asteroid-sized body colliding with the Moon. Continue reading “Y-shaped mountains in King crater”
Cutting through the mountains – Vallis Alpes
Seen here is the incredible valley called Vallis Alpes, that bisects the lunar mountain range of Alpes. Continue reading “Cutting through the mountains – Vallis Alpes”
