ShadowCam • Seeing in the Shadows

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This release includes 5,512 observations from ... </h6> <a class="btn btn-outline-light" alt="Read full article" href="/posts/1404">Read more <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <img class="d-block img-fluid-responsive" alt="Nadir view of PSR Erlanger crater" src="/assets/erlanger_reduce6x-9f8c6e8dc52e2998079fbe7a4959bdb3218fabd03f5562083e1f11015153ea93.png" /> <div class="carousel-caption "> <p class="caption-label">ShadowCam</p> <h2>Seeing in the Shadows</h2> <h4 class="my-3"> <span id="launchClock" class="badge badge-dark"> </span> </h4> <h6 class="mb-4">ShadowCam is based on the successful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and is approximately 200 times more sensitive than the current NAC, which will allow scientists to see into the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) surrounding the Moon's poles.</h6>  </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <img class="d-block img-fluid-responsive" alt="Lunar south pole illumination map" src="/assets/south_pole_illum-82dd6558c5e8c9765ecd10beca13f1ecef29925a388e30e93362bf716c24996c.png" /> <div class="carousel-caption "> <p class="caption-label">What are PSRs?</p> <h2>Permanently Shadowed Regions</h2> <h6 class="my-4">Permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) may be the most valuable real estate in the Solar System, with the potential for cold-trapped volatiles, which could provide essential resources to enable future exploration of the Moon and beyond.</h6>  </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <img class="d-block img-fluid-responsive" alt="Illustrated view of ShadowCam seeing in the shadowed portion of a PSR" src="/assets/shackleton_wfootprint-faff14f1f465811cdf2fb4e3c9c062b25db6894fa4b2eac9f1538c276864d619.jpg" /> <div class="carousel-caption "> <p class="caption-label">The Mission</p> <h2>NASA, ASU, and KARI</h2> <h6 class="my-4">NASA selected ShadowCam as a contribution to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s (KARI) first lunar exploration mission, Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO). 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