Shackleton Crater on the Moon
![Shackleton Crater on the Moon](https://media2.spaceref.com/news/2013/shackleton-crater-moon-200x140.jpg)
This visualization, created using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter laser altimeter data, offers a view of Shackleton Crater located in the south pole of the moon. Thanks to these measurements, we now have our best-yet maps of the crater’s permanently-shadowed interior.