Amundsen crater

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Amundsen crater is a large impact feature near the Moon’s south pole, notable for its permanently shadowed regions that may harbor water ice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
lunar south polar feature
formedBy impact event
hasAge pre-Nectarian or Nectarian (heavily degraded) age
hasAlbedo low to moderate
hasColongitude_deg 45 GENERATED
hasContext part of the Moon’s south polar crater complex
hasCoordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
hasDiameter_km 103
hasEponym Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED
hasExplorationRelevance potential landing site for polar missions
hasFeature areas in permanent darkness
cold traps for volatiles
steep inner walls in places
hasIlluminationProperty contains permanently shadowed regions
hasInteriorFeature central ridges
small craterlets
hasInteriorFloor relatively level floor
hasLatitude_deg -84
hasNamingAuthority International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
hasObservationBy Clementine mission NERFINISHED
Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED
hasObservationType neutron spectroscopy (regional)
optical imaging
radar measurements
hasOfficialNameStatus approved by IAU
hasPotentialResource other trapped volatiles
water ice in permanently shadowed regions
hasRimType worn and eroded rim
hasScientificInterest potential water ice deposits
volatile trapping in permanently shadowed regions
hasSurfaceType heavily cratered highland terrain
hasThermalEnvironment extremely low temperatures in shadowed regions
hasTopographicVariation significant relief between rim and floor
isNear Cabeus crater NERFINISHED
Moon south pole
Nobile crater NERFINISHED
Scott crater NERFINISHED
isTargetOfStudy future in-situ resource utilization concepts
lunar polar volatiles research
locatedInRegion lunar south polar region
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED
namedAfter Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED

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