South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine

From NASA's Planetary Photojournal

This is a mosaic of about 1500 Clementine images of the lunar south polar region . 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.

Image: South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
Catalog #: PIA00001
Target Name: Moon
Spacecraft: Clementine 1

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 Last Modified On: Sunday, December 17, 2000