The Moon's south pole and its surroundings are part of the lunar highlands, covered with countless impact craters of various sizes. These craters, formed mainly in the Moon’s early history, three to ...

Two valleys extending away from a giant crater suggest that upcoming Artemis missions are more likely to sample ancient lunar ...

(AP) — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon ... whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon's south pole — standing 15 feet (4.7 meters) tall — or lying sideways ...

a flat-topped mountain around 100 miles from the moon's south pole. The site is the farthest south of any lunar soft-landing. It wasn't immediately clear, however, whether the company's Athena ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday.