Lunar south pole
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The lunar south pole is the southernmost point on the Moon. It is of interest to scientists because of the occurrence of water ice in permanently shadowed areas around it. The lunar south pole region
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
Full Moon with south polar region features marked
The several hundred kilometer wide Lunar south polar region as illuminated by the Sun during summer. The south pole lies at the rim of Shackleton crater. The region is shadowed by the well illuminated Leibnitz plateau, flanked on the right by the Nobile crater and to the left by the partly shadowed Malapert crater and its Malapert peak illuminated at the rim of Haworth crater.
Degree of the slopes found within 15 degrees of the south pole of the Moon
Lunar north pole
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The lunar north pole is the point in the Northern Hemisphere of the Moon where the lunar axis of rotation meets its surface.
Lunar south pole
…craters are cold traps that contain fossil records of hydrogen, water, ice, and other volatiles dating from the early Solar System. In contrast, the lunar north pole region exhibits a much lower quantity of similarly sheltered craters. The lunar south pole is located on the center of the polar Antarctic Circle (80°S…
Lunar north polar region mosaic by LRO. The north pole is in the center.
Full Moon 2010