The south pole region of the moon as seen by Clementine

E. M. Shoemaker; M. S. Robinson; E. M. Eliason

doi:10.1126/science.266.5192.1851

The south pole region of the moon as seen by Clementine

E. M. Shoemaker, M. S. Robinson, E. M. Eliason

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1851-1854
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	266
Issue number	5192
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5192.1851
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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