The Distribution and Accessibility of Geologic Targets near the Lunar South Pole and Candidate Artemis Landing Sites

• Published in: The Planetary Science Journal
• Other Authors: Kring, David A. (David Allen), Barrett, Natasha, Bickel, Valentin Tertius, Satyakumar, Animireddi V., Halim, Samuel, Gawronska, Aleksandra, Harish, Shah, Jahnavi, Boazman, Sarah
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Planetary Science Journal 2022
• Subjects: Lunar science; Planetary geology; Lunar impacts; Lunar craters; Lunar geology > Congresses; Lunar surface samples; Shackleton; South Pole; Kring; Barrett; Henson; Gilmour; South pole
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1844; https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca590

Transformative lunar science will be driven by the accessibility, recovery, and return to Earth of geological specimens. Isolated boulders, rock exposures, and rocky craters at the lunar south pole all provide opportunities for geologic characterization and sampling of the lunar crust. Here, we pres...