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North and nearside to the right, image width 1175 meters... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 11 Mar 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/images/1408"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/ckeditor_assets/pictures/1494/content_M1495922531_LRmos.warp.str01_str02.3xdecimated.1300p.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">IM-2 Athena Seen Obliquely</h3> <p class="card-text">The Intuitive Machines IM-2 Athena lander reached the surface of the Moon on 06 March 2025, near the center of Mons Mouton. The Earth and north are towards the right, image... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 10 Mar 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/images/1407"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/ckeditor_assets/pictures/1491/content_M1495619099LR_mos.str01.320cm.1300p.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Seen From Above</h3> <p class="card-text">The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander touched down in the volcanic terrain known as Mare Crisium. Visible in the upper left is a portion of a volcanic depression and to... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 07 Mar 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/images/1406"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/ckeditor_assets/pictures/1488/content_M1495577008_LRmos.warp.str01.CROP_SHRINK.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Blue Ghost Seen Obliquely</h3> <p class="card-text">The Firefly Blue Ghost lunar lander set down on 2nd March 2025. The landing site (arrow) is about 4000 meters from the center of Mons Latreille, a large volcanic cone. NAC... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 04 Mar 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/images/1401"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/ckeditor_assets/pictures/1484/content_im2_wac_overview.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">IM-2 Landing Region</h3> <p class="card-text">The Intuitive Machines IM-2 Nova-C lander (Athena) is currently scheduled to land on Mons Mouton on 6 March 2025 (predicated upon a launch before the 2nd of March). The IM-1... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 26 Feb 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/images/1400"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/ckeditor_assets/pictures/1478/content_NAC_DTM_CRISHORSE_MOSAIC_110cm.str01.sq_crop.reduce1300.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Firefly Blue Ghost Landing Region</h3> <p class="card-text">The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 spacecraft was launched toward the Moon on January 15th 2025 and is slated to land on March 2nd. The landing region is located in... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 21 Feb 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="mx-auto pt-3 my-4 text-center"><a class="link-alt" href="/images">Read more</a></div> </section> <header class="mt-0 pt-5"> <h2 class="fw-bolder">Noteworthy Projects</h2> </header> <section class="p-3"> <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-lg-3 g-3 g-xl-4 g-xxl-5"> <div class="col"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/assets/traverse_featurette-d3a7a1e03661c3d515d737c7fcf30036356ec3e5823df573db280734b5aede1e.jpg" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Traverse the Apollo Landing Sites & More</h3> <p class="card-text">By combining LROC imagery, data, and historical data, we've created detailed, interactive maps of the Apollo Landing Sites and many more. Control the sun angle with Flip Book, an interactive timelapse, or compare before-and-after images of new lunar impacts with an interactive slider.</p> <a class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="/featured_sites"> <span>Featured sites</span><i class="fas fa-angle-double-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/assets/quickmap_featurette-04fd281084b31bee4efbaf7493e7a5aecdc372e69f8aa594ffaaad87721c167c.jpg" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Lunar QuickMap3D</h3> <p class="card-text">LROC's Lunar QuickMap3D is a great application for viewing the Moon at any skill level. Enjoy zooming in on your favorite crater, or generate your own custom variables from large sets of lunar data to see the Moon like never before.</p> <a target="_blank" class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="https://bit.ly/3UiAaK0"> <span>Start viewing</span><i class="fa-solid fa-square-up-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" src="/assets/apollo17_featurette-3985207655d11447c020370573b24e167cafe03c5b55466a67bf64b37a6d8398.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Image Archives!</h3> <p class="card-text">Take a journey into space exploration history and humanity's first voyages beyond Earth. In collaboration with NASA's Johnson Space Center, these image gallery archives help preserve moments of profound historical significance in clarity and detail.</p> <a target="_blank" class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="//tothemoon.ser.asu.edu/"> <span>March to the Moon</span><i class="fa-solid fa-square-up-right"></i> </a> <a target="_blank" class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="//apollo.sese.asu.edu/"> <span>Apollo Image Archive</span><i class="fa-solid fa-square-up-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <header class="mt-0 pt-5"> <h2 class="fw-bolder">Team Products</h2> </header> <section class="p-3"> <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-lg-3 g-3 g-xl-4 g-xxl-5"> <div class="col"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-img-top card-video"> <iframe src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/YEVZzHUGJd4?rel=0&autoplay=1&mute=1' frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Apollo 17 50th Anniversary: Unchallenged After Fifty Years</h3> <p class="card-text">The Apollo 17 crew was the last of an era in human space exploration and the last to set foot on the Moon. Fifty years later, the landing sites, hardware, and footsteps remain... </p> <a class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="/images/videos"> <span>More videos</span><i class="fas fa-angle-double-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/data/support/popular_downloads/LROC_Shackleton_deGerlache_Ridge_maps_thumb.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Shackleton deGerlache Ridge Maps</h3> <p class="card-text">This set of three maps showcases the Shackleton deGerlache Ridge near the lunar south pole, highlighting a potential landing area for future missions like Artemis III and... </p> <a class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="/images/downloads"> <span>Additional maps</span><i class="fas fa-angle-double-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/data/support/popular_downloads/Apollo_Matched_Set.jpg" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">Apollo Landing Site 1:100,000 Model Set</h3> <p class="card-text">3D-printable models of all six Apollo sites at the same scale, with a display card showing the traverse routes.</p> <a class="card-link d-inline-flex gap-2 align-items-center" href="/images/downloads"> <span>Lunar models</span><i class="fas fa-angle-double-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mx-auto pt-3 my-4 text-center"><a class="link-alt" href="/images/downloads">See more</a></div> </section> <header class="mt-0 pt-5"> <h2 class="fw-bolder">Recent News</h2> </header> <section class="p-3"> <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-lg-3 g-3 g-xl-4 g-xxl-5"> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/news/1405"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/assets/placeholders/2-75b964e2eced5e82bf88ecdb60fca3d0535156536df1635e14a7cb50677ae845.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">LROC 61C PDS Data Release</h3> <p class="card-text"> The 61C LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired from 2024-11-16 through 2024-12-15. This release contains 18,957 EDR images - totaling 2.4... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 13 Mar 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/news/1398"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/assets/placeholders/1-d2350a412fe7a4dd85a0c7edb4cad16cfaac9a34f4bba44bab5e19ba3ae3abed.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">LROC 61B PDS Data Release</h3> <p class="card-text"> The 61B LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired from 2024-10-16 through 2024-11-15. This release contains 18,521 EDR images - totaling 2.3... </p> <p class="card-text"><i><small class="text-primary">Published on 11 Feb 2025</small></i></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <a class="block-link" href="/news/1393"> <div class="card"> <img class="card-img-top" width="411" height="411" src="/assets/placeholders/0-225b351146cdb5e98540487d59af64f1c571ca44a299bcd46132cf0dbf45ad4c.png" /> <div class="card-body p-2 p-sm-3"> <h3 class="card-title mb-3 mt-1">LROC 61A PDS Data Release</h3> <p class="card-text"> The 61A LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired from 2024-09-16 through 2024-10-15. 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