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Moon's South Pole Region

Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the south polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic, centered on the south pole. The Schrodinger Basin (320 km in diameter) is located in the lower right of the mosaic. Amundsen-Ganswindt is the more subdued circular basin between Schrodinger and the pole. The polar regions of the moon are of special interest because of the postulated occurrence of ice in permanently shadowed areas. The south pole is of greater interest because the area that remains in shadow is much larger than that at the north pole.
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Title:
Moon's South Pole Region
Caption:
Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the south polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic, centered on the south pole. The Schrodinger Basin (320 km in diameter) is located in the lower right of the mosaic. Amundsen-Ganswindt is the more subdued circular basin between Schrodinger and the pole. The polar regions of the moon are of special interest because of the postulated occurrence of ice in permanently shadowed areas. The south pole is of greater interest because the area that remains in shadow is much larger than that at the north pole.
Credit:
Album / NASA/Science Source
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Image size:
7943 x 7943 px | 180.5 MB
Print size:
67.3 x 67.3 cm | 26.5 x 26.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AMUNDSEN GANSWINDT • AMUNDSEN-GANSWINDT • ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOGRAPHY • ASTRONOMY • ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY • CLEMENTINE IMAGE • CRATER (GEOLOGY) • CRATER • CRATER, VOLCANO • LUNA • LUNAR POLE • LUNAR SURFACE • LUNAR • MOON SURFACE • MOON'S SOUTH POLE • MOON • ORTHOGRAPHIC • SCHRODINGER BASIN • SOUTH POLE • TOPOGRAPHY