Images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Conspiracy buffs that believe the moon landings were faked will probably think these shots from the LRO are faked too but the rest of us can just enjoy them. The Boston Globe has picked some of their favorite lunar pics, including some from several Apollo missions. Cool stuff!

The high-quality imagery used in the mapping of the lunar surface is unprecedented, and a few early images have included detailed overviews of the landing sites of several Apollo missions, some 40 years after they took place. LRO is now on a one year mission, with possible extensions up to five years. Collected here are several recent LRO images, and a few then-and-now comparisons of Apollo landing sites.

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