First Images from LRO

LRO first light image from the Sea of Clouds. Larger verison below. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

Let me try this again! I originally had this for yesterday, however it seemed to disappear, don’t know what happened. It was there really! Oh well.

So the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter cameras were turned on and sent the first images back from the moon. The area is known as the Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds).

There are a couple images, including the one above, you can see larger versions by clicking here for the one above and here for the other.

Some of the lunar features look exaggerated, this is due to the shadows as the images were taken near the terminator between day and night on the surface. Each of the images shows an area of 4,524 feet wide and features as small as just under 10 feet can be discerned.

To see even more from the LRO, go to the LRO page at NASA.

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