LROC Gallery 2009

LROC Gallery 2009

Description

This page contains the year's list of image-links for 2009 which appeared in the LROC Browse Gallery webpage. The images were all taken by cameras onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft that launched in June 2009. See also the year's list for LROC Gallery 2011 and LROC Gallery 2010. - JohnMoore2
 
 

Additional Information

• The LROC Notebook (the many posts from number 1 to number 900+). - DannyCaes May 22, 2016
• LROC posts - Timeline- JohnMoore2

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Gallery 2009

DATE	TITLE	ZOOM VIEW	COMMENTS
29 Dec 2009	Wrinkle Ridge Near Montes Teneriffe	M102264014RE	Great NAC view of a wrinkle ridge in Mare Imbrium and west of Montes Teneriffe.
24 Dec 2009	Peary Crater Greetings from the North Pole of the Moon	M101955359LE	A dark and sullen NAC view of a junction region at Peary crater where light and shadows continually change (a geological map of the region is also included.
23 Dec 2009	Moon or Abstract Expressionism	M109624226LE	An unusual NAC view of blocky, flow-like material on a slope near a small crater within Henry Frères (a coloured Clementine image is also included).
21 Dec 2009	Fresh Copernican Crater	M112162602LE	One NAC view of landslide, impact-melt, and ejecta-like materials associated to fresh, Copernican-aged (1.1 billions years ago to Present) craters (in this example, a small crater west of Balbao crater and on the edge of Oceanus Procellarum region.
17 Dec 2009	Vallis Alpes	M104518678LE	One NAC view of the bottleneck feature just within Vallis Alpes’s main rille area (accompanied with additional images from Lunar Orbiter IV and Clementine, as well as a geological view).
16 Dec 2009	Pull Apart Grabens	M102006420RE	One NAC view of a graben within Rimae Burg.
15 Dec 2009	Impact Melt-Flows on Giordano Bruno	M113282954RE	Beautiful NAC view of impact-melt flows on ejecta deposits in crater Giordano Bruno.
14 Dec 2009	Wrinkle Ridges of NW Mare Imbrium	M102292647L	View of a north-west trending wrinkle ridge cutting across Mare Imbrium in this NAC image.
4 Dec 2009	Debris Flows	M113678292RE	A NAC view of debris flow on the western interior wall of Janssen K.
23 Nov 2009	Cluster of Farside Secondary Craters	M110281897RE	A NAC view of secondary craters presumed to have been created from the impact of Jackson crater nearby.
20 Nov 2009	Central Peak of Rutherfurd	M109305653LE	Three NAC views (1, 2 and 3) of boulders near the central peak of Rutherford crater.
17 Nov 2009	Mountains of the Moon	M109937747	A NAC view of the mountain region and rim of Cabeus crater.
16 Nov 2009	Dark-Craters on a Bright Ejecta Blanket	M110629102RE	NAC view of dark impact ejecta material upon the lighter, highlands’ make-up north of Jules Verne Z crater.
9 Nov 2009	High Noon at Tranquility Base	M109080308RE	A NAC view of the infamous Apollo 11 site at Tranquillity Base.
6 Nov 2009	Ejecta Blanket Features	M109812960LE	Unusual view of ejecta material and the dynamics involved in this NAC view associated to Galvani B crater.
5 Nov 2009	Landslides in Marius Crater	M109569228LE	Landslide material in this NAC view of the steep interior slopes of Marius crater.
4 Nov 2009	Apollo12 Second Look: Midday on the Ocean of Storms	M109386083R	A NAC view of the Apollo 12 site, with additional images in terms of equipment spotted by LROC and EVA tracks. See also First Look: Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3
30 Oct 2009	More Impact Melt!	M110383422L	A NAC view of creviced-looking impact-melt on the floor of Moore F.
28 Oct 2009	Exploring the Apollo 17 Site	M109032389LE	A NAC view of the Apollo 17 site, with additional images in all that the site had to offer in terms of equipment spotted by LROC and EVA tracks.
27 Oct 2009	The Floor of Saha E	M103803961L	Unusual, polygonal textural features on the floor of Saha E in this NAC view.
23 Oct 2009	Epigenes A	M109248889R	Three NAC views (1, 2 and 3) of different forms of impact-melt flows on the floor of Epigenes A.
21 Oct 2009	Bright Boulder Trail	M110383422R	A bright boulder trail on the slope of Moore F in this NAC view.
20 Oct 2009	Illumination Comparison of a Mare Crater	M107035386L	NAC view of an impact crater under different lighting and illumination conditions.
19 Oct 2009	Small Crater on the Wall of Metius B	M104227032L	A NAC view of a small, fresh-looking crater on the southwest rim of Metius B.
16 Oct 2009	Fresh Rim of Slipher S	M108195663R	A NAC showing fresh-looking ejecta deposits and bedrock on the rim of Slipher S.
15 Oct 2009	Bouncing, Bouncing Boulders	M107985155LE	A NAC view of boulder trails near Rowland crater.
14 Oct 2009	Asymmetric Ejecta	M109006594RE	Very distinctive NAC view of asymmetric ejecta on the north-eastern rim of Hommel crater.
11 Oct 2009	Ejecta Sweeps the Surface	M108992058RE	A NAC view of fresh, ejecta material from a crater lying south of Mare Tranquillitatis (a reduced image of the area is also included).
8 Oct 2009	Apollo 14 S-IVB Impact Crater	M107049825RE	NAC view of the impact crater produced from the Apollo 14 S-IVB booster rocket.
7 Oct 2009	A Very Sinuous Rille	M102672335L	Oxbow-looking rille in this NAC view of a rille in north-east Ulugh Beigh crater.
6 Oct 2009	Where Moscoviense Meets the Highlands.html	NACl00002800	NAC view of a highlands and basaltic region within Mare Moscoviense.
2 Oct 2009	Aratus CA	M104447576R	NAC view of lobe-like features (plus layered outcrops) at Vallis Lorca that make up Aratus CA in western Mare Serenitatis.
30 Sept 2009	Surveyor 1 – America’s First Soft Lunar-landing	M102443995L	NAC view of the Surveyor 1 site.
29 Sept 2009	Apollo 11- Second Look	M104362199R	NAC view of the Apollo 11 site, with additional images in terms of equipment spotted by LROC and EVA tracks.
28 Sept 2009	Rima Ariadaeus: A Linear Rille	M104419352R	NAC view of Rimae Ariadaeus (including a WAC view.
21 Sept 2009	Commissioning Sequences Pave the Way	M106797147	NAC view of an illuminated, highland limb-region northwest of Mare Humboldtianum.
18 Sept 2009	Milichius A	NACl00001431	NAC view of Copernican-aged (1.1 billions years ago to Present) crater Milichius A.
17 Sept 2009	Lunar South-Pole Out of the Shadows	M105824863	NAC view of the South Pole region – an aid to determining its true cartographic location.
9 Sept 2009	Timocharis Crater	M102242995R	NAC view of Timocharis’s crater rim.
4 Sept 2009	Who Slammed the Barn Door	M103259110L	NAC view of the ‘jitter’ (geometric distortion of image) effects related to other instruments onboard LRO that affect the cameras’ final photographs.
3 Sept 2009	First Look: Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3	M104662862R	NAC view of the Apollo 12 site, with additional images in terms of ground operations, equipment spotted by LROC and EVA tracks. See also Apollo12 Second Look: Midday on the Ocean of Storms
1 Sept 2009	Boulders of Tsiolkovskiy	M103668324R	NAC view of boulders perched upon the central rim of Tsiolkovskiy crater.
31 Aug 2009	Recent Impact	M104061987RE	NAC view of a recent impact crater in the Balmer-Kapteyn basin.
24 Aug 2009	Eternal Darkness Near the North Pole	M104417652	Two NAC views (1 and 2) showing the permanently-shadowed floor of crater Erlanger situated at the North Pole.
21 Aug 2009	Necho Crater	M103703826LE	NAC view of a creviced and cracked impact-melt sheet on the floor of Necho crater.
19 Aug 2009	Trail of Discovery at Fra-Mauro	M10463421LE	NAC view of the Apollo 14 site, with additional images in terms of ground operations, equipment spotted by LROC and EVA tracks.
18 Aug 2009	Rille Within a Rille	NACl00005e30	NAC view of rilles within the Aristarchus Plateau region.
4 Aug 2009	Hummocks and Blocks and Craters	M101291859	NAC view of hummocky and blocky features on the floor of Tsiolkovskiy crater.
3 Aug 2009	Bright Crater Rays and Boulders	M103138324L	NAC view of asymmetrical ejecta patterns from a small crater lying south of Tsander crater.
28 July 2009	Terraced Wall in Bürg Crater	NACl00000e09	NAC view of a terrace and crater-wall on crater Bürg.
27 July 2009	Relative Timing of Geologic Events in Mare Frigoris	NACl0000103b	NAC view of a small crater on the verge of being covered by material from a massif within the Mare Frigoris region.
17 July 2009	First Look at the Apollo Landing Sites	NAC00000d11	Several NAC views of the Apollo 11 – 17 sites. See also the following Apollo sites on the MoonWiki: (Apollo 11, Apollo 12, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17).
10 July 2009	The Fractured Floor of Compton	NACl000005db	NAC view of the floor of Comptom crater/basin showing its fractured nature (also includes a YouTube video link).
7 July 2009	Scanning Towards the North Pole	NACl0000019a	NAC view of the North Pole region (also includes a YouTube video link).
6 July 2009	Southwest of Plato V	NACl00000145	Link unavailable.
6 July 2009	South of Frigoris 1	NACl00000133	Link unavailable
6 July 2009	South of Frigoris 2	NACl00000133	Link unavailable
6 July 2009	South of Frigoris 3	NACl0000012a	Link unavailable
6 July 2009	Anaxagoras A at Sunrise	NACl00000141	NAC view of Anaxagorus A crater.
6 July 2009	South of Frigoris 1	NACl00000133	Link unavailable
4 July 2009	Peeking Out of the Shadows	NACl00000136	NAC view of the light and shadow variations at crater Goldschmidt D.
3 July 2009	Swooping Over the Lunar Highlands	20090703	NAC view of the highland‘s region northeast of Clavius crater.

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