Oblique view of the lunar south pole and potential Artemis landing sites 001 and 004. This is the region where researchers have used the new technique to see into the shadowed interiors of impact craters. (Photograph: ETH Zurich LPI)
Oblique view of the lunar south pole and potential Artemis landing sites 001 and 004. This is the region where researchers have used the new technique to see into the shadowed interiors of impact craters. (Photograph: ETH Zurich LPI) - With the help of artificial intelligence, an international research team led by ETH Zurich has explored the Moon's permanently shadowed regions. The information they have obtained about the area's surface properties will help to identify suitable locations for future lunar missions. It was 1972 when the last humans landed on the Moon. The Apollo programme was discontinued thereafter. But interest in the Moon has been rekindled.
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