Geologic context and potential EVA targets at the lunar south pole

• Published in: Advances in Space Research
• Main Authors: Gawronska, A. J., Barrett, N., Boazman, S. J., Gilmour, C. M., Halim, S. H., McCanaan, K., Satyakumar, A. V., Shah, J., Meyer, H. M., Kring, D. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Ejecta layering; Extravehicular activity; Purest anorthosite; Sample collection; Shackleton crater; Slope constraints; Aitken; Shackleton; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/geologic-context-and-potential-eva-targets-at-the-lunar-south-pole(d037a893-567d-42ec-bf06-bb2f7f939b83).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.05.035; https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/291225565/1_s2.0_S0273117720303689_main.pdf

The lunar south pole is being targeted for exploration, in part, because it contains topographical high points with >50% illumination needed for solar power. Additionally, the south pole is being targeted because it contains permanently shadowed regions (PSRs), which may sequester resources in th...