Permanently Shadowed Regions near Lunar Poles Derived From Chang' E-1 Digital Elevation Model

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Oct 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011epsc.conf..813r&link_type=abstract

EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.813

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We have accurately simulated realistic illumination conditions at the lunar poles by using a digital elevation model(DEM) derived from CCD stereo camera images and Laser Altimeter ranges onboard the Chinese lunar orbiter Chang' E-1 (or CE-1). We generated an illumination map within 10° of the lunar poles for the future 10 years. From this, we conclude that there are permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles, and the areas of these regions are respectively 6350km2 and 1781km2 in south and north. But we find no permanently sunlit regions.

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