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The lunar south pole at the center of this image, situated on the rim of Shackleton Crater.Mosaic image created by LROC (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) and ShadowCam A view of the south pole of the Moon showing where reflectance and temperature data indicate the possible presence of surface water ice
The rotational axis of the Moon passes through Shackleton, near the rim. The crater is 21 km (13 miles) in diameter and 4.2 km (2.6 miles) deep. [2] From the Earth, it is viewed edge-on in a region of rough, cratered terrain. It is located within the South Pole–Aitken basin on a massif. [3]
The South Pole–Aitken basin is the darker area at the bottom of this image of the far side of the Moon. The South Pole–Aitken basin is the largest, deepest and oldest basin recognized on the Moon. [1] The lowest elevations of the Moon (about −9000 m) are located within the South Pole–Aitken basin.
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The nearest craters of note are Cabeus to the west, and Shoemaker to the south-southeast and nearer to the south pole of the Moon. Lunar south polar region map (>80°S). Aerial view of the lunar south polar region with Malapert crater marked. The rim of Malapert forms an irregular ring of peaks around the interior floor.
Location of Tycho as seen from the Northern Hemisphere 3D model of Tycho crater. Tycho (/ ˈ t aɪ k oʊ /) is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601). [2]
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of ...
"The Face" near the Moon's South Pole. The Face on Moon South Pole is a region on the Moon (81.9° south latitude and 39.27° east longitude) that was detected automatically in an image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter by a computer system using face recognition technologies, [1] as a result of a project that was part of the International Space App Challenge 2013 Tokyo.