Lunar north pole
Thelunar north poleis the point in the Northern Hemisphere of theMoonwhere the lunar axis of rotation meets its surface.
The lunar North Pole is the northernmost point on the Moon, lying diametrically opposite thelunar south pole.It defines latitude 90° North. At the lunar north pole all directions point south; all lines of longitude converge there, so its longitude can be defined as any degree value.
Craters[edit]
Notable craters in the lunar north polar region (between 60° North latitude and the North pole) include:Avogadro,Bel'kovich,Brianchon,Emden,Gamow,Goldschmidt,Hermite,J. Herschel,Meton,Nansen,Pascal,Petermann,Philolaus,Plaskett,Pythagoras,Rozhdestvenskiy,Schwarzschild,Seares,Sommerfeld,Stebbins,Sylvester,Thales,Van't Hoff,W. Bond,andWhipple.
Exploration[edit]
TheAstrobotic TechnologyIcebreaker missionwas a mission concept planned for a 2015 mission, then delayed to 2016, and then cancelled. It was meant as a competition to win the Google Lunar X Prize.[1][2]
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References[edit]
- ^"TWO GOOGLE LUNAR XPRIZE TEAMS ANNOUNCE RIDESHARE PARTNERSHIP FOR MISSION TO THE MOON IN 2016".Google Lunar XPRIZE.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-11-21.Retrieved2015-12-15.
- ^"Astrobotic Adds Another Google Lunar X Prize Team to Its Lander".Space News.27 October 2015.
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