Lunar south-pole operations
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South polar stereographic
LOLA shaded relief
South Pole · 90° S
Color-shaded elevation · LOLA / LRO
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LOLA shaded relief · 30 m/pixel source productUSGS layer catalog
This is a regional overview. Numerical elevation and terrain-blocked visibility are not inferred from the shaded image.
Surface point
Malapert Massif
85.99° S / 357.07° E
A NASA-highlighted south-pole region with elevated terrain and strong modeled sunlight and Earth visibility.
NASA site referenceLunar cycle · estimate
New Moon
3% illuminated
NASA candidate regions
9
Artemis III · 2024 update
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