High Resolution Lunar Terrain from JPL

The Goldstone Solar System Radar in the Mojave Desert has collected data that provides the highest resolution map of the lunar south pole at 20 square meters per pixel.

"The south pole of the moon certainly would be a beautiful place to explore," said Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Washington. "We now know the south pole has peaks as high as Mt. McKinley and crater floors four times deeper than the Grand Canyon. There are challenges that come with such rugged terrain, and these data will be an invaluable tool for advance planning of lunar missions."

Read the full press release from NASA JPL: link.

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