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OpenLuna Landing Sites

OpenLuna Landing Sites. Suggested by Phil Stooke CPSX-UWO November 2009. South Pole Map. This map is a composite of LRO Diviner data, Earth-based radar and Kaguya topography using Diviner control Grid circle spacing – 0.5 o (15 km). Illumination Map derived from Kaguya topography.

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OpenLuna Landing Sites

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  1. OpenLuna Landing Sites Suggested by Phil Stooke CPSX-UWO November 2009

  2. South Pole Map This map is a composite of LRO Diviner data, Earth-based radar and Kaguya topography using Diviner control Grid circle spacing – 0.5o (15 km)

  3. IlluminationMapderived from Kaguyatopography Black – permanent darkness Yellow – 50% sunlit Red – over 50% sunlit (from Bussey et al., NLSF 2009)

  4. Combined illumination and base map Yellow areas near the pole are preferred

  5. OpenLuna landing site region Yellow areas have the best illumination Uncoloured areas have permanent darkness

  6. Suggested OpenLuna landing sites Order of preference is alphabetical

  7. Suggested OpenLuna landing sites A 89.85o S, 150o W B 89.45o S, 135o W C 89.25o S, 112o W D 89.00o S, 100o W E 88.70o S, 123o W F 88.35o S, 70o W G 87.90o S, 94o W Not shown: Malapert Mountain 86.0o S, 0o W

  8. Malapert Mountain Peak is at 86.0o S, 0o W Continuous visibility from Earth, 80% illumination

  9. Suggested OpenLuna landing sites B has 6 months of continuous sunlight in ‘summer’ A and B together, 12 km apart, have about 97% continuous sunlight between them Malapert Mountain has about 80% continuous sunlight

  10. Sites A and B A Chandrayaan 1 Moon Impact Probe debris lies near A Earth-based radar map B

  11. Sites A and Blighting analysis (from Bussey et al., NLSF 2009)

  12. MalapertMountainlighting analysis (from Bussey et al., NLSF 2009)

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