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  2. Lunar south pole - Wikipedia

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    The lunar south pole features a region with crater rims exposed to near-constant solar illumination, yet the interior of the craters are permanently shaded from sunlight. The area's illumination was studied using high-resolution digital models produced from data by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter . [ 8 ]

  3. Sverdrup (crater) - Wikipedia

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    Sverdrup Crater as imaged by Diviner.. Sverdrup is a lunar impact crater that is located about one crater diameter from the southern pole of the Moon.It lies on the far side of the Moon with respect to the Earth, in an area of the surface that is only illuminated by very oblique light from the Sun.

  4. Amundsen (crater) - Wikipedia

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    Lunar Orbiter 4 image (1967). Amundsen is a large lunar impact crater located near the south pole of the Moon, named after the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.It lies along the southern lunar limb, and so is viewed from the side by an observer on the Earth.

  5. Malapert (crater) - Wikipedia

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    Malapert is a lunar impact crater that lies near the south pole of the Moon, named for 17th century astronomer Charles Malapert. [2] From the Earth this formation is viewed from the side, limiting the amount of detail that can be seen. The crater is also illuminated at very low angles, so that parts of the interior remain in almost constant ...

  6. Peak of eternal light - Wikipedia

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    Careful analysis of imagery and topographic conditions on the lunar South Pole by teams from NASA and the ESA revealed a small number of illuminated ridges within 15 km of the pole, each of them much like an island of no more than a few hundred meters across in an ocean of eternal darkness, where a lander could receive near-permanent lighting ...

  7. Shackleton (crater) - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Russia’s Luna 25 mission launches to the moon - AOL

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    The mission is India’s second attempt to land at the lunar south pole after Chandrayaan-2 crashed into the moon in September 2019. If successful, the latest mission would make India only the ...

  9. Mons Mouton - Wikipedia

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    Mons Mouton is the Moon's tallest mountain that has been officially named. [1] The base to peak height of this flat-topped mountain is 6 km per altimetry data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. [1] [2] It lies between the craters Nobile and Malapert, within 6° of the lunar South Pole on the Moon's near-side. This is a region of special ...