LRO First Looks at the Apollo Landing Sites

Following are deconvolved and enhanced versions of the raw LRO images of the Apollo landing sites. These deconvolved and enhanced LRO images show considerably more detail in comparison to the LRO's raw images. The raw LRO images, merely with adjustments to brightness and contrast, are what have been published by both Arizona State University and NASA. All of GoneToPlaid's deconvolved and enhanced images, after processing, were then resampled to have identical image scales for the X and Y axes.

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Photo Credits: All original LRO photos credit NASA/GSFC/ASU. All deconvolved and enhanced LRO photos credit NASA/GSFC/ASU/GoneToPlaid.

Apollo 11

Image M102014464RE, NASA/GSFC/ASU published "first look" at the Apollo 11 landing site, photographed on July 12, 2009 at 05:06:37 UT

	The raw LRO image.		The originally published LRO First Look at the Apollo 11 landing site.
	Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.		Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel.

Image M102000149RE, the LRO's true "first look" at the Apollo 11 landing site, photographed on July 12, 2009 at 01:08:02 UT

The LRO's true "first look", left, at the Apollo 11 landing site was taken approximately 4 hours before the above image. This image is noticeably sharper compared to the above image. Sunlight reflecting off of the LRRR and PSEP is clearly visible in the deconvolved and enhanced versions of this image.

Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.

Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel.

Apollo 12

Image M104662862RE, NASA/GSFC/ASU published "first look" at the Apollo 12 landing site, photographed on July 11, 2009 at 20:46:35 UT

	The raw LRO image.		The originally published LRO First Look at the Apollo 12 landing site.
	The originally published labeled version of the LRO First Look at the Apollo 12 landing site.		Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.
	Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel.		Deconvolved and enhanced, higher contrast, 0.5 meters/pixel.

Apollo 14

Image M102265088LE, NASA/GSFC/ASU published "first look" at the Apollo 14 landing site, photographed on July 15, 2009 at 02:43:41 UT

	The raw LRO image.		The originally published LRO First Look at the Apollo 14 landing site.
	Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.		Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel.

Apollo 15

Image M102128467RE, NASA/GSFC/ASU published "first look" at the Apollo 15 landing site, photographed on July 13, 2009 at 12:46:40 UT

	The raw LRO image.		The originally published LRO First Look at the Apollo 15 landing site.
	Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.		Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel. The Apollo 15 LRV is the object to the right of the LM descent stage, located on the right edge of the broad shallow crater to the lower right of the LM descent stage, which is casting a shadow.

Apollo 16

Image M102064759RE, NASA/GSFC/ASU published "first look" at the Apollo 16 landing site, photographed on July 12, 2009 at 19:04:52 UT

	The raw LRO image.		The originally published LRO First Look at the Apollo 16 landing site.
	Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.		Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel.

Apollo 17

Image M101949648RE, NASA/GSFC/ASU published "first look" at the Apollo 12 landing site, photographed on July 11, 2009 at 11:06:21 UT

	The raw LRO image.		The originally published LRO First Look at the Apollo 17 landing site.
	Deconvolved and enhanced, 1.0 meters/pixel.		Deconvolved and enhanced, 0.5 meters/pixel.