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SMART-1 search for lunar 'peaks of eternal light'

15 April 2005

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SMART-1 AMIE image of a 275 km area close to the lunar north pole (upper left corner) observed on 29 December 2004 from 5500 km altitude. This shows a heavily cratered highland terrain, and is used to monitor illumination of polar areas, and long shadows cast by large crater rims. Note that this image was obtained with AMIE clear channel.

Credits: ESA/SPACE-X Space Exploration Institute

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Image of North polar area, 250 km wide, observed by ESA's SMART-1 on 19 January 2005 (close to North winter solstice) from 5000 km distance. The illuminated part of the crater rim at the very top of the image is very close to the North pole and is a candidate for a "peak of eternal sunlight".

Credits: ESA/SMART-1/SPACE-X Space Exploration Institute

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