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  1. The #Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter #spacecraft orbit passed over the #SLIM landing site, and the camera (#LROC) acquired an image from an altitude of about 80 kilometers lroc.asu.edu/posts/1358

    #JAXA #MoonLander

  2. #LROC the #SpaceCamera on on #NASA #LRO has images of the impact site of the HAKUTO-R mission. It was heartbreaking to see this team after they lost contact with the lander. Landing on the #Moon is really difficult.

    lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1302

  3. Did you miss or want to rewatch the great lecture from Brett Denevi, The Coming Era of Lunar Science and Exploration? Catch the Westport Astronomical Society's Free Science Lecture Series replay of the December 2022 talk on our YouTube channel now.

    youtu.be/5UPw44Gj_VQ

    #WestportObservatory #Lecture #Lunar #Moon #NASA #Astronomy #APL #JohnsHopkins #LROC

  4. #TBT Chladni crater on the #Moon in exquisite detail by #LROC

    lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1086

    Bog standard, "simple" crater, but imagine standing at the crater's floor with towering 2km walls all around... = #mehwhelmed

  5. WAS Welcomes Dr. Brett Denevi, Deputy Principal Investigator for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera - The Coming Era of Lunar Science and Exploration - December 20, 8 PM - mailchi.mp/was-ct/brett-denevi

    We will take a look at science highlights from this mission, and preview the missions that will be on the Moon soon.

    #WestportObservatory #Lecture #Lunar #Moon #NASA #Astronomy #APL #JohnsHopkins #LROC

  6. #TBT to the wonderful eastern rim of Dionysius crater, as imaged by #LROC

    More info here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4221

    and to navigate the whole rim in exquisite detail, down to individual boulders and their downslope tracks, check the interactive pic at the bottom of this other post:

    lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/748

    #DionysiusCrater #Moon #Space