Permanently Shadowed Regions

27 June 2026

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Maps of Moon’s south pole provide context for astronaut visits

20 May 2019 Astronomy Now

A new atlas showing permanently shadowed areas near the Moon’s south pole shows possible targets of opportunity for ice-seeking astronauts.

U.S. instrument team to fly camera on South Korean Moon mission

28 April 2017 Stephen Clark

A camera developed by scientists at Arizona State University will join four foreign-built instruments on South Korea’s first lunar orbiter set for launch at the end of 2018, NASA announced Friday.