Hey, Space Placers!
Shrouded in permanent darkness, the interior of Shackleton crater near the moon’s south pole is revealed in this stunning mosaic. The crater itself was captured by ShadowCam, a NASA instrument designed to peer into the shadowy parts of the lunar surface that has been orbiting the moon for almost a year on the South Korean spacecraft Danuri. The surrounding areas were imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. Portions of three of the 13 potential landing regions for astronauts during Artemis III can be seen in this image.
MOSAIC BY NASA, KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
This is an AMAZING photograph. We can see into a crater that has been in perpetual darkness for BILLIONS of years for the FIRST TIME!
Read this informative story about the search for lunar water and the missions designed to look for it.
I can hardly wait for VIPER.
The Moon is the 8th continent and the space faring nations of the world intend to stay this time.
Sky Guy in VA
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