south pole
noun
1
a
often capitalized S&P
: the southernmost point of the earth
b
: the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the south terrestrial pole
2
of a magnet
: the pole that points toward the south
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The new study shows that the lunar debris excavated by the impacts that created the Schrödinger basin and its canyons radiated out asymmetrically, distributing it away from the lunar south pole, rather than burying the region.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
According to the findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, an asteroid or comet traveling at 35,000 miles per hour struck the moon near its south pole, carving out the vast structures in a matter of minutes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Athena — which is Intuitive Machines' second lander — aims to validate resource prospecting, mobility, and communications infrastructure in the Mons Mouton region, a tall mountain near the moon's south pole.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Landing site: Near the Shackleton Crater, close to the south pole.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
According to the findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, an asteroid or comet traveling at 35,000 miles per hour struck the moon near its south pole, carving out the vast structures in a matter of minutes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Athena — which is Intuitive Machines' second lander — aims to validate resource prospecting, mobility, and communications infrastructure in the Mons Mouton region, a tall mountain near the moon's south pole.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Landing site: Near the Shackleton Crater, close to the south pole.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“South pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20pole. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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