New Craters on the Moon

Click here for canned interview with Dr. Noah PetroClick here for canned interview in Spanish with Dr. Geronimo VillanuevaClick here for B-ROLL for these interviews.You can learn more about Apollo 13 as we near the 50th anniversary here: NASA Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, ‘A Successful Failure’ Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Noah Petro. TRT 7:24 B-roll for Supermoon Live Shot Canned interview in Spanish with NASA Scientist Dr. Geronimo Villanueva. TRT 4:27 Need something to do on Tuesday, April 7th? Make sure you check out the Moon! The Moon will be at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, making it appear bigger and brighter in the sky-- a Supermoon. NASA scientists are available virtually for live or taped interviews using programs including Skype or FaceTime on Tuesday, April 7th, from 6:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT to tell your viewers when they can see this unique phenomenon and talk about the Moon’s past, present and future. To Schedule an interview: https://forms.gle/W8T6JEVqTj2TbADz7The Moon has an elliptical orbit, and it goes through periods of orbiting more closely to Earth. Tuesday’s supermoon will be the closest this year!The Moon is a familiar sight in the night sky. Humans have been staring at it since the dawn of time. But even now we’re still learning new things about our closest neighbor. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been giving us an unprecedented close-up view of our Moon for over a decade. It’s showing us where meteorites are hitting the surface and changing the landscape even now, and where there are minerals in the lunar soil that could be resources for future explorers. The spacecraft is showing us every day that our Moon is dynamic and a fascinating place to explore. As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission to the Moon later this month, NASA is looking to send the first woman and next man to the Moon with the Artemis program. This time to stay. SUGGESTED ANCHOR INTRO: DID YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THE MOON APPEARS SLIGHTLY LARGER IN THE SKY?... WELL, TONIGHT MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE BIGGEST AND MOST DAZZLING MOON OF THE YEAR… WE HAVE NASA SCIENTIST…. TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS AMAZING PHENOMENON….Scientists:Noah Petro / NASA ScientistKelsey Young / NASA ScientistBarbara Cohen / NASA ScientistMichelle Thaller / NASA Scientist Andrea Jones / Public Engagement Lead, Planetary Science at NASA GoddardGeronimo Villanueva / NASA Scientist [can do interviews in Spanish]Suggested QuestionsWhat is a supermoon and why is it special? NASA has been studying the Moon for 10 years with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, what are some surprising things we’ve learned about the Moon?The 50th anniversary of Apollo 13th is coming up. Although the Apollo 13 astronauts didn’t land on the Moon, what did we learn from this mission?NASA is planning an exciting new mission to the Moon with the Artemis program. What do we still want to know about the Moon?How can our viewers see the supermoon and learn more? Related pages

Explore how a NASA orbiter searches for new craters on the moon. Learn about the techniques scientists use to investigate the formation of new lunar impact craters in this video. LRO takes high-resolution images of the moon’s surface that scientists can zoom into and pinpoint the location of new craters. Before and after images taken by LRO show the location of a new 60-foot in diameter crater (right) that formed on March 17, 2013. The March 17 crash flung material nearly 100,000 feet from the impact site (red circle). Yellow lines and circles above show the debris pattern. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasas-lro-spacecraft-finds-march-17-2013-impact-crater-and-more) Related pages

Artist's conception of the March 17, 2013 lunar impact as seen from near the impact site in Mare Imbrium.This video is also available on our YouTube channel. Artist's conception of the March 17, 2013 lunar impact as seen from Earth. Video of the March 17 impact taken by the lunar impact monitoring program at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, registered to a visualization of the Moon as it appeared at the time of the impact. The video has been slowed by a factor of 3. Before and after images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter narrow-angle camera showing the new crater formed by the March 17 impact. This pair is at the original resolution of roughly 1.3 meters per pixel. The before image is cropped from M183689789L taken February 12, 2012. The after image is from M1129645568L taken July 28, 2013. Before and after images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter narrow-angle camera showing the new crater formed by the March 17 impact, centered on the crater and magnified 4x from the original resolution of roughly 1.3 meters per pixel. The before image is cropped from M183689789L taken February 12, 2012. The after image is from M1129645568L taken July 28, 2013. An animated illustration of a few of the new crater sites found by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera team. On March 17, 2013, a NASA telescope that monitors the night side of the Moon recorded a bright flash in Mare Imbrium, at about 21°N, 24°W. The flash was one of the brightest ever recorded, and it was caused by the impact of a meteoroid estimated to be roughly a foot (30 to 40 cm) wide and just under a hundred pounds (40 kg), hitting the Moon at 60,000 miles per hour (25 km/sec).A few months after the impact, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) camera team (LROC) found the crater formed by the impact. They compared LRO images taken before and after the impact and found a new crater 18 meters (60 feet) wide, with rays of ejecta that extend several kilometers. For More InformationSee [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/770](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/770) Related pages

This video highlights the achievements of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) on the fourth anniversary of its launch.For complete transcript, click here. Four years ago, NASA made a long promised return visit to a place so legendary in the history of space exploration that it felt like a reunion with a long lost relative. With the liftoff of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), NASA made a bold statement about its commitment to exploring Earth's closest neighbor, as well as other parts of the solar system. In the years since it rose on its rocket, LRO has amassed a stunning array of data on a wide range of subjects. From vital research about the formation of the early solar system, to fundamental research about the structure and natural history of the Moon itself, LRO continues to deliver state-of-the-art information about a place that almost every human being has pondered as it drifts through our skies and our collective imaginations. Related pages

LRO from the Earth to the Moon This animation is a close-up view highlighting spacecraft instrumentation - pulling away to reveal LRO's track over the moon. The LRO spacecraft traverses from darkness into daylight. This animation tracks with LRO as it passes above a large lunar crater. This animation tracks with LRO as it passes above a large lunar crater. We get a view from inside the Lambert crater (using a topological DEM model) as LRO passes overhead. This animated sequence takes a view from inside a large crater as LRO passes overhead. This is the opening title sequence for LRO videos. A 720 degree spin of LRO with labels on the 6 major instruments and Mini-RF technology demonstration. A 720 degree spin of LRO without labels. Here we follow LRO as it moves along it's orbit high above the lunar surface. This animation follows LRO as it moves along its orbit high above the lunar surface. 11 animations of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) journey around the Moon. Related pages