Given that lunar craters are important tools for scientists to calculate the age of geological features on other planets with solid surfaces, moon maps like the new one assume greater significance.

The other map reproduced here shows the Sea of Humors, a plain of what was once lava, dotted with smaller craters. During their visit to the moon in 1969, Aldrin used a lunar surface camera to ...

This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed ... it will examine features including the permanently shadowed craters at the moon's South Pole, which could contain significant quantities ...

The bottoms of hundreds of craters at the moon's South Pole ... is being sent to find and map this water on the moon's surface. For future moon exploration, including potential long-term lunar ...