# \#lunar-poles

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## [Inside Shackleton Crater](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/inside-shackleton-crater/3145)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [11 October 2026 02:43 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/inside-shackleton-crater/3145 "2026-10-11T02:43:20Z")

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In the dark region toward the bottom of this image, the Sun has never shone for a single moment in the last several billion years. This is the floor of Shackleton crater, located almost exactly at the south pole of th…