Mercury
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Earth
The Moon
Mars
Asteroids
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Dwarf Planets
Comets

The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) houses a Planetary Image Facility containing hard copy images that act as a reference library in order to provide planetary science researchers with access to the extensive collection of image data obtained from planetary missions.

The Moon
Mercury
Venus
Earth
The Moon
Mars
Asteroids
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Dwarf Planets
Comets

The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) houses a Planetary Image Facility containing hard copy images that act as a reference library in order to provide planetary science researchers with access to the extensive collection of image data obtained from planetary missions.

The Moon
  • Large cliff on the Moon that makes up part of the outer section of a crater.
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    Great Wall on the Moon
    Taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, this image reveals a 4,000 m (13,120 ft) tall cliff on the Moon.

    NASA/GSFC/ASU

  • A large hole in the surface of the moon with streaks of light material ejected around it.
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    Chappy Crater on the Moon
    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of the Moon's Chaplygin crater.

    NASA/GSFC/ASU

  • Small ridges surround the outside of a crater on the Moon.
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    Crater Concentric Ridges on the Moon
    The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of crater concentric ridges on the Moon.

    NASA/GSFC/ASU

  • The Moon's crater dotted north pole.
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    Mosaic of Moon’s North Pole
    Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon's north polar region.

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

  • A map of the moon showing the thickness of its crust is various places. Most of the surface ranges from 25-40 kilometers with several patches that are between 0-20 kilometers thick.
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    Map of Moon's Crust
    Map of crustal thickness derived from gravity data from NASA's GRAIL and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.

    NASA/JPL-Caltech/MIT/GSFC

  • An image of craters on the Moon labeled with the names of the lost crew of Space Shuttle Challenger. From the top of the image to the bottom they are Scobee, Smith, McAuliffe, Resnik, Jarvis, McNair, and Onizuka.
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    Challenger Astronauts Memorialized on the Moon
    Craters in the center of the Apollo basin on Earth's moon, named to memorialize the lost crew of Space Shuttle Challenger.

    NASA/GSFC/DLR/Arizona State University

  • A vibrant colored map demonstrating the topography of the Moon.
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    Moon Topography
    The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera's topographic map of the Moon.

    NASA/GSFC/DLR/Arizona State University

  • A photo of the Earth and Moon in the same frame. The Moon is in the upper left and the Earth is at the bottom of the frame in the middle.
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    Earth and Moon photographed together by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft on September 18, 1977.

  • A ground level view of a scarp on the surface of the Moon.
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    The Lee-Lincoln Scarp on the Moon
    The Lee-Lincoln Scarp on the Moon. This digital terrain model derived from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) stereo images shows the fault scarp extending across the volcanic plains of the Taurus-Littrow valley and upslope into North Massif were highlands material are also thrust up (white arrows). The scarp is just west of the Apollo 17 landing site (black arrow). It is the only extraterrestrial fault scarp to be explored by humans (astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt).

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

  • A color photo of the Moon.
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    The Moon
    The Galileo spacecraft took this image on December 7, 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system.

    NASA/JPL/USGS

  • An image of the nearside of the Moon.
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    Nearside of Earth's Moon as Seen by the Clementine Spacecraft
    Images collected by the Clementine satellite were processed to produce this nearside view of the Moon. The

    NASA/JPL/USGS

  • A color image of the Moon
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    Moon Color Composite
    This color image of the Moon was taken by the Galileo spacecraft at 9:35 a.m. PST Dec. 9, 1990, at a range of about 350,000 miles.

    NASA/JPL

  • An image of the Earth and the Moon next to each other, the Moon just slightly to the northwest of the Earth. Only the right half of each body can be seen.
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    Earth - Moon Conjunction
    View of Earth and Moon from the Galileo spacecraft on December 16, 1992.

    NASA/JPL

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  • Large cliff on the Moon that makes up part of the outer section of a crater.
  • A large hole in the surface of the moon with streaks of light material ejected around it.
  • Small ridges surround the outside of a crater on the Moon.
  • The Moon's crater dotted north pole.
  • A map of the moon showing the thickness of its crust is various places. Most of the surface ranges from 25-40 kilometers with several patches that are between 0-20 kilometers thick.
  • An image of craters on the Moon labeled with the names of the lost crew of Space Shuttle Challenger. From the top of the image to the bottom they are Scobee, Smith, McAuliffe, Resnik, Jarvis, McNair, and Onizuka.
  • A vibrant colored map demonstrating the topography of the Moon.
  • A photo of the Earth and Moon in the same frame. The Moon is in the upper left and the Earth is at the bottom of the frame in the middle.
  • A ground level view of a scarp on the surface of the Moon.
  • A color photo of the Moon.
  • An image of the nearside of the Moon.
  • A color image of the Moon
  • An image of the Earth and the Moon next to each other, the Moon just slightly to the northwest of the Earth. Only the right half of each body can be seen.

Holdings

Ranger 7,8,9

  • Orbital Photography
  • Press Release Photography

Lunar Orbiter 1-5

  • Orbital Photography
  • Press Release Photography

Surveyor 3,5,6,7

  • Surface Photography
  • Press Release Photography

Apollo 8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17

  • Hasselblad Orbital Photography

Apollo 15,16,17

  • Metric Photography
  • Panoramic Photography
  • Rectified Panoramic Photography

Galileo

  • Press Release Photography

Clementine

  • Selected Prints

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

  • Press Release Photography

Cartographic Products

Geologic Maps

  • 1:1,000,000 and large scale landing site maps

Lunar Orthophoto Maps

  • 1:250,000 of Apollo zone

Lunar Topo Orthophoto Maps

  • 1:250,000 of Apollo zone

Lunar Photomaps

  • 1:10,000
  • 1:25,000
  • 1:50,000 selected locations of Apollo zone

Lunar Topo Photomaps

  • 1:10,000
  • 1:25,000
  • 1:5,000,000
  • 1:50,000 selected locations of Apollo zone

*The above items are only for reference use and to review data before purchasing from data providers.

Additional Resources

About the Moon

Spacecraft/Missions

Online Imagery

Please Note: The facility does not sell imagery and cannot provide reproduction services. A guide to Resources for Earth and Planetary Research is available to also help individuals find available imagery online.