Take a 4K tour of the moon

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has released data allowing for a virtual tour of the moon.

This will allow non-astronauts to take a virtual tour of the moon in all-new 4K resolution, thanks to data provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft.

Video: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/David Ladd

"As the visualization moves around the near side, far side, north and south poles, we highlight interesting features, sites, and information gathered on the lunar terrain," reads a statement by NASA.

The LRO initially recorded a five minute tour of the moon in 2011.

The tour visits a number of well-known and some unfamiliar sites on the surface of the moon.