This lunar topographic map shows the moon from the vantage point of the eastern limb. In this view, the yellow circles represent some of the 5,185 craters equal to or greater than 20 km found on ...

Even if confirmed, the findings shouldn’t drastically alter NASA’s plans to send astronauts to the moon’s south polar region, where permanently shadowed craters are believed to hold massive ...

These shadowy pockets of the lunar surface lie within craters and depressions near the moon's poles. Because of the way this rocky satellite's axis tilts, PSRs remain untouched by sunlight year-round.

There’s a whole range of geological features visible on the Moon. From the seas and craters already discussed, through to valleys, faults and mountains. The latter can be particularly impressive ...

A lava field can be seen with the Pioneer Mountains in the background on April 29, 2024, at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve near Arco. On May 2, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge ...

The Moon is a huge ball of rock in space which orbits the Earth. On the Moon there are mountains and flat areas called ‘seas’, although there is no water present. The Moon’s surface is ...

We have gazed upon the Moon with wonder since the dawn of humanity, and named its craters as seas, but could those become ...