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Shackleton is an impact crater that lies at the lunar south pole. The peaks along the crater's rim are exposed to almost continual sunlight, while the interior is perpetually in shadow. The low-temperature interior of this crater functions as a cold trap that may capture and freeze volatiles shed during comet impacts on the Moon.
A simulated view of Earth from the vicinity of Shackleton Crater, visible as a thin illuminated rim. Blue Origin is planning a mission to the south polar region in about 2024. [42] [43] [44] The Blue Moon lander derives from the vertical landing technology used in Blue Origin's New Shepard sub-orbital rocket. [45]
The Moon's Shackleton Crater, as imaged by Earth-based radar. In some cases, peaks of eternal light are located nearby, that could be advantageous for solar power generation. For example, there are two peaks near Shackleton Crater that are illuminated a combined ~94% of a lunar year. [19] Permanently shadowed regions have a stable surface ...
de Gerlache is a lunar impact crater that is located along the southern limb of the Moon, within a crater diameter of Shackleton at the south pole. From the Earth this crater is seen from the edge, and it lies in perpetual darkness. Thus little or no detail can be seen of this crater, other than the edge of the rim.
The ESA's next big mission for the history books: Building the first Moon habitat located in the Shackleton crater — a 2.6-miles hole at the lunar south pole. On June 7, ...
Jawahar Point or Jawahar Sthal is the site near the Shackleton Crater where the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) of the Chandrayaan-1 hard landed on lunar surface on 14 November 2008. [1] The name was reportedly suggested by India's former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam [ 2 ] as the MIP touched the Moon on the birth anniversary of India's first prime ...
This crater became of interest to scientists when the Lunar Prospector detected unusually high concentrations of hydrogen on the floor of this and other nearby craters using a neutron spectrometer. The floor of this crater is kept in permanent shadow from the Sun , and thus maintains a temperature below 100 K (−173 °C).
The target for the Nova-C lander is a ridge near the Shackleton Crater on the lunar south pole. Its main goal will be to hunt for ice thought to be below the lunar surface, especially in shadowy ...