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.

2022年4月20日 · Shackleton Crater is an impact crater that lies at the lunar South Pole. While peaks along the crater’s rim are exposed to almost continual sunlight, the interior is perpetually in shadow. This is because the Moon is only slightly tilted on its axis, at …

2022年3月3日 · As exciting as future human exploration of Shackleton Crater might be, you don’t have to wait — or be an astronaut! — to explore the crater yourself. Indeed, viewing Shackleton Crater with your backyard telescope is possible, but it’s a real challenge due to the crater’s extreme southern location.

2023年9月19日 · A 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.

2023年8月25日 · In this multi-temporal illumination map of the lunar South Pole, Shackleton crater is in the center, surrounded by larger craters and rugged terrain. The map was created with images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. First landing marks the …

2023年9月21日 · 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 are...

2012年6月21日 · These computer-generated images are centered on Shackleton, a well-preserved, bowl-shaped crater, 21 kilometers wide and 4 km deep, at the Moon's south pole.

2023年4月28日 · 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.

2023年1月24日 · NASA’s ShadowCam – on South Korea’s Danuri lunar orbiter – acquired it. It shows an area inside Shackleton Crater near the moon’s south pole. There are more than 300 permanently shadowed moon...

2023年9月19日 · Along with the mosaic image of Shackleton Crater, National Geographic released a topographical map of the lunar south pole showing potential Artemis 3 landing sites in the region.