Latest photos of the moon

NASA's Moon orbit - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released the latest images of the moon.

According to NASA, the main goal of the LRO is to prepare for the future Moon survey, find a safe, attractive landing and potential resources (like ice) .

Unprecedented high-quality photographs used as a map of the moon's surface, including detailed images of the area of ​​Apolo ships that had explored more than 40 years ago.

The LRO program is expected to take place in a year and can last for another 5 years. Here are the pictures:

Near the north pole of the moon, there are many volcanic craters of the Peary volcano that are always in the dark, others of the higher volcanic layers are always illuminated. Peary is a potential expedition for future astronauts because it is said to be close to resources.

On October 1, 2009 the LRO recorded the landing area of ​​the Apolo 11 named 'Tranquility Base'. On June 20, 1969, astronauts of Nasa Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin set off for the first time. They walked for 2.5 hours and were here less than a day. The big bright spots at the center are Lunar Module (LM) 's pedestal, its four pedestals are rarely visible. Dark circles around the LM mark the astronauts' footsteps. A number of experiments can be seen and the trail running to the right is formed from Armstrong's strenuous walk to Little West Crater.

On September 30, 2009, the LRO took a picture of substances released from the southern crater Mare Tranquillitatis.

Two and a half days after NASA's latest LCROSS test affected the moon in search of water, the LRO spacecraft turned towards the Cabeus crater near the south pole of the moon, to capture general images of a part. north belt from southwest on 11/10/2010. Distance from left to right is about 60km.

A rim around the Milichius crater at Mare Insularum. Photo taken by LRO on July 16, 2009. Milichius crater has a diameter of about 9km.

The south pole of the moon (center on the left) is located on a Shackleton volcanic belt with a diameter of 19km. Photo taken by LRO on August 19, 2009. The dark parts may contain hidden ice boulders, illuminated high peaks that create opportunities to expose solar energy to future moon settlements.