LROC data now on-line.

If you're a Moon nut like me, or just like like looking at rocks, go to the LROC map below. Where there is 10 Terabytes (that is 10 million Megabytes!) of camera data to sift through. The first formal release of orbiter data.
That got me thinking, I've got over 4 Terabytes of data myself from the stuff I've been doing over the years!!

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) map site.

Below is an extract from image: EDR: LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M111661378RE CDR: LRO-L-LROC-3-CDR-V1.0/M111661378RC, (just rolls off the tongue) showing one of the slopes of Tycho's central peak.

Tips on using the image browser; Click 'Toggle Layers' (blue panel) and select 'LROC NACs' selection boxes.Select 'Lunar Orbiter Mosaic' radio button then 'Update Layers' button.

Select on right-hand pane the 'Recenter & Zoom' radio button.

When you zoom in enough, you will see red rectangle boxes. Click inside one of the boxes to select the area. An image thumbnail will appear below. Click on the thunbnail and zoom away!

Simples... apart from the fact that you need a high speed internet link, which I have - 50Mb - hehe

Boulder rolling in the Alpine Valley.

An amazing set of boulder tracks from the LROC in the Alpine Valley area of the Moon.

And the start of the Alpine Valley:-

Credit LROC

Exploring the Apollo 17 Site.

This is great, some really hi-res images of the Apollo 17 landing site from the LROC, which is now at its correct 50-kilometer mapping orbit.
Click on the link below.
LROC News System.

Above; view from the LRV TV camera after lift off.

ALSJ

Here's my best view.

A Moonwalker Views His Old Stomping Grounds