Here’s a long-running wrinkled ridge on the Moon called Dorsum Zirkel, in the vast lava plains of Mare Imbrium.
Continue reading “The Moon has wrinkles! – Dorsum Zirkel”The Moon has wrinkles! – Dorsum Zirkel
What does a fresh crater look like? Hell
Fresh impact craters on the Moon are a beautiful sight. Here’s one named Hell Q.
Continue reading “What does a fresh crater look like? Hell”A fault on the Moon – Rupes Recta
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”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 is the only large dark region on the lunar 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”
Chang’e 5 landing site – The superdome of Rümker
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Seen here is the 70 km wide volcanic dome of Rümker, the target landing site for the Chinese Chang’e 5 sample return mission. Continue reading “Chang’e 5 landing site – The superdome of Rümker”
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”
