THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON AND AGE OF SHACKLETON CRATER. Paul
The south pole of the Moon is located in the rugged, heavily cratered terrain of the southern highlands [1]. Because the lunar spin axis is oriented about 1.5ยบ from a normal to the ecliptic, sunlight is always at low incidence at the poles, creating both a unique environment and some difficulty in g...
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