Lunar South Pole Map and Registry

True south polar stereographic projection (ρ = 2R·tan(45°+φ/2), true scale at the pole). Loads a USGS Moon base map, and displays Previous Missions, large craters, and planned Artemis sites.

Add a landing site

Latitude (°)

Longitude (°)

Name (optional)

Latitude −80° to −90° (S). Longitude −180° to 180° (E positive). Or click the map to drop a pin.

Display

USGS Moon base map

Crater labels

Previous Missions (poleward of 80°S)

Lat/long graticule

Site labels

Artemis Potential Sites

Mission markers: ◆ lander · ✦ impactor. Colour = outcome (green success, orange partial, red failed). Hover a marker for details. Only missions that reached the surface poleward of 80°S are shown; Chandrayaan-2/3 and Luna 25 fell short of 80°S and are excluded.

Basemap: USGS Moon

To use real terrain: run prep_lola_basemap.py on a LOLA DEM, upload the PNG to your bucket, and set BASEMAP_URL at the top of this file. Until then a procedural relief is shown (crater positions real, fine texture synthetic).

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