Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) Releases New Image of the Moon’s South Pole

This image was taken by Lunar Orbiter IV in May 1967 and shows the south pole of the Moon. Figure 1 shows the region without labels. Figure 2 shows major features plus notation regarding processing artifacts from the spacecraft’s film processing system. The moon’s south pole is located near the rim of Shackleton Crater. Adjacent … Continue reading Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) Releases New Image of the Moon’s South Pole