LRO Camera Imaging of Potential Landing Sites in the South Pole-Aitken Basin

• Main Authors: Jolliff, B. L., Wiseman, S. M., Gibson, K. E., Lauber, C., Robinson, M., Gaddis, L. R., Scholten, F., Oberst, J., LROC Science Operation Team
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Planetengeodäsie; South Pole; Aitken; South pole
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/68124/

We show results of WAC (Wide Angle Camera) and NAC (Narrow Angle Camera) imaging of candidate landing sites within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin of the Moon obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter during the first full year of operation. These images enable a greatly improved delineation of...