Characterisation of Potential Landing Sites for the European Space Agency's Lunar Lander Project

• Main Authors: De Rosa, D., Bussey, B., Cahill, J. T., Lutz, T., Crawford, I., Hackwill, T., van Gasselt, S., Neukum, G., Witte, L., McGovern, A., Carpenter, J. D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2012
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP; FOS Physical sciences; Lola; South Pole; The Landing; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1208.5587; https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.5587

This article describes the characterization activities of the landing sites currently envisaged for the Lunar Lander mission of the European Space Agency. These sites have been identified in the South Pole Region (-85° to -90° latitude) based on favourable illumination conditions, which make it poss...