Why it matters

Shackleton connects crater morphology with future navigation and resource scenarios for lunar missions.

What happenedA polar crater near the lunar south pole, important because of permanently shadowed regions.
Why it mattersShackleton connects crater morphology with future navigation and resource scenarios for lunar missions.
How scientists knowGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Measurements and uncertainty

直径21 km
Depth4.2 km
Ageage under study
状态已确认
Coordinates89.900° S / 0.000° E / prime meridian
Record levelminimal

Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.

科学档案

Its walls receive contrasting illumination while the floor may preserve ultra-cold conditions and volatiles.

Data provenanceGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

重建图廊

更多陨石坑视觉解读

如果已验证图像不足，档案会补充科学重建：不是用幻想替代事实，而是与来源清晰区分的视觉假设。

世界调色lunar graphite, silver, and cold shadow
Lunar orbital context shows the polar region; the card is ready for a specialized polar image.
当前视觉预览基础图版：来源图像、轨道资料或编辑图版，视觉解读从这里开始。
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

每张档案都需要视觉预览：现有图像、经过美学处理的来源，或科学重建图。

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

研究历史

The polar region has been studied by orbiters in the context of water, illumination, and future landings.

来源

CSVJSONShackleton. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Uncertainty note
Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.
Gazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureInternational Astronomical Union / USGS

Education mode

事实

  • The crater often appears in south-pole exploration scenarios.
  • Its floor receives almost no direct sunlight.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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