Moon: View of the South Pole 6.1
A view unobtainable from the Earth, this is a 500 km wide area centred on the lunar south pole assembled from Clementine images. Much of the shadow here is permanent, and corresponds to areas where strong signs of ice have been detected. The lunar near side is towards the top, and the far side towards the bottom.
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Image Credit: NASA
Text Credit: David A. Rothery