The south pole region of the moon as seen by Clementine
Science
By: E.M. Shoemaker, M.S. Robinson, and E. M. Eliason
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Abstract
The Clementine mission has provided the first comprehensive set of high-resolution images of the south pole region of the moon. Within 5° of latitude of the pole, an area of an estimated 30,000 square kilometers remained in shadow during a full lunar rotation and is a promising target for future exploration for ice deposits. The Schrödinger Basin (320 kilometers in diameter), centered at 75°S, is one of the two youngest, least modified, great multiring impact basins on the moon. A large maar-type volcano localized along a graben within the Schrödinger Basin probably erupted between 1 and 2 billion years ago.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The south pole region of the moon as seen by Clementine |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.266.5192.1851 |
| Volume | 266 |
| Issue | 5192 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1851 |
| Last page | 1854 |
| Other Geospatial | Moon |
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