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Illumination conditions at the lunar poles: Implications for future exploration
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“Also, due to the geometry proper of celestial bodies, at the poles of the Moon, the path of the Sun described across the horizon would be nearly invariant in altitude, this results in areas inside craters where there is never direct sunlight exposure [22].”
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“Because of the 1.54° rotational obliquity, polar regions are illuminated differently, compared to places in equatorial latitudes. Certain locations get lighting for the majority of the year with only brief periods of darkness due to the combination of diffuse solar reflection and significant local topographic differences.”
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“In the south pole region of the moon, there are still some areas that are exposed to sunlight for more than 80% of the year”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gläser, P., Oberst, J., Neumann, G. A., Mazarico, E., Speyerer, E. J., & Robinson, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
- Goddard Space Flight Center (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gläser, P.
- Venue
- Planetary and Space Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-11
- Volume
- 162
- Pages
- 170-178
- ISSN
- 0032-0633 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2735050596
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 1.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Planetary and Space Science (publishedVersion)
- NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (submittedVersion)
- elib (German Aerospace Center) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- German Research Foundation (FOR 1503, GL 865/2-1)
- Russian Science Foundation (14-22-00197)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Keywords
- lunar poles, lighting conditions, digital terrain model, Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, permanently shadowed regions, Shackleton crater, lunar precession, solar arrays, crater rim
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