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China Drills Into Moon’s South Pole And Excavates Structural ‘Anomaly’

On June 1, 2024, China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft achieved a historic landing in the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin—a region long ...
Dagens.com on MSN

Scientists have found a 4-billion-year-old secret on the Moon’s south pole

Roughly 4.3 billion years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the far side of the moon, carving out the South Pole–Aitken ...
Space.com

Why Chandrayaan-3 landed near the moon's south pole — and why everyone else wants to get there too

The lunar south pole is attracting intense attention from space agencies. Even NASA plans to land Artemis 3 astronauts there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Yahoo

Are people at the South Pole upside down?

When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin who ...
MLive

Why pieces of the Mackinac Bridge are now part of South Pole markers

ST. IGNACE, MI – Pieces of the Mackinac Bridge are now incorporated into the ceremonial and geographical South Pole markers in Antarctica. A circular piece cut out of a small section of original ...
Newsweek

Who Controls the South Pole and Why It Matters

Antarctica has long been the subject of geopolitical interest, and seven countries maintain territorial claims on the continent: Chile, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, New Zealand ...