Characterization of High-priority Landing Sites for Robotic Exploration Missions in the Apollo Basin, Moon

• Published in: The Planetary Science Journal
• Main Authors: Csilla Orgel, Ines Torres, Sebastien Besse, Carolyn H. van der Bogert, Rickbir Bahia, René Prissang, Mikhail A. Ivanov, Harald Hiesinger, Gregory Michael, Jan Hendrik Pasckert, Mayssa El Yazidi, Balazs Bradak, Sebastian H. G. Walter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2024
• Subjects: The Moon; Lunar science; Astronomy; QB1-991; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad1108; https://doaj.org/article/4536f1189ee44c31a5e72296735a547e

The South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin is the oldest and largest visible impact structure on the Moon, making it a high priority science site for exploration missions. The 492 km diameter Apollo peak-ring basin is one of the youngest and largest basins within the SPA basin. We selected three regions of i...