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Bookmark or Share- NASA’s ShadowCam Images Lunar South Pole Region - NASAShackleton Crater in Unprecedented Detail. NASA/KARI/ASU. One of ShadowCam’s first images from lunar orbit, pictured here in greater detail than ever before, is the permanently shadowed wall and floor of Shackleton crater, which is found near the South Pole.
- NASA Moon Camera Mosaic Sheds Light on Lunar South PoleA new mosaic of the Shackleton Crater showcases the power of two lunar orbiting cameras working together to reveal unprecedented detail of the lunar South Pole region.
- The Moon’s Rugged, Intriguing South Pole | APPEL Knowledge ServicesAugust 25, 2023. Kevin Wilcox. First landing marks the start of concentrated exploration. It’s 13 miles across Shackleton crater, a bowl-shaped depression at the Moon’s South Pole. The rotational axis of the Moon is actually within the crater, near a portion of the raised rim, which has been well-preserved in the 3.6 billion years since it ...
- NASA's Gorgeous New Moon Image Paints Shackleton Crater in Light and ...Astronomy. Shackleton Crater pops from the moon’s South Pole, as if a round cookie cutter were just punched into the rocks, in a gorgeous new image that shows portions of the lunar surface that...
- Shackleton (crater) - WikipediaShackleton 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.
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