Shackleton crater lies in the lunar south pole. The impact crater is outlined by an illuminated rim that enjoys the sunlight while its interior is in perpetual darkness, according to NASA.

Earlier this week, the ShadowCam team released its first image, which reveals a wall and the floor of Shackleton Crater near the south pole of the Moon. At first glance, there's nothing remarkable ...

Here's the official photo description per NASA and NatGeo: "Shrouded in permanent darkness, the interior of Shackleton crater near the moon's south pole is revealed in this stunning mosaic.

When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of blackness and nothing more. This 13-mile-wide crater lies close to the moon’s south pole ...

A new NASA instrument allows researchers to view the bright and permanently shadowed portions of the moon’s Shackleton Crater at the same time ...

The vast Shackleton impact crater near the south pole of the moon is an inhospitable place – its exposed rim is permanently bombarded by sunlight while the interior is permanently in shadow.

ShadowCam captured Shackleton crater in unprecedented detail. Image: NASA/KARI/ASU NASA’s ShadowCam has been flying around the Moon for nearly six months, strapped to a Korean lunar orbiter.

Shackleton crater makes for a fun first test of ShadowCam because it was also the first portion of the Moon imaged by LROC.

ShadowCam is a hypersensitive camera designed to see into shadowy areas of the moon, like the interior of Shackleton crater seen here. NASA/KARI/Arizona State University ...

Their robot, designed to explore Shackleton crater on the moon's south pole, took the top honor in NASA's Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.

NASA's New Moon Mosaic Lets You Peer Deep Into Shackleton Crater A stunning tag-team image from two NASA moon cameras illuminates future human landing sites.