Topography of the Lunar South Polar Region: Implications for the Size and Location of Permanently Shaded Areas

• Main Authors: Smith, David E., Zuber, Maria T.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Aitken; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19980017790

We analyze Clementine altimetry to constrain the size and location of proposed permanently shadowed regions in the vicinity of the lunar south pole. Long and short wavelength topography in the vicinity of the pole, in combination with measurements of depths of well-preserved craters and basins and t...