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de Gerlache Rim 2
Artemis III candidate regionengine offlineThe one current Artemis III region inside 88°S, on de Gerlache's rim.
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Why this target
A candidate region on the rim of de Gerlache crater, one of the nine regions NASA kept for the first crewed landing in October 2024 and the only one south of 88°S.
Pad search
Within 8 km of 88.230°S 65.110°W. Slope at most 8° · Sunlit at least 50% of the time · Excludes permanently shadowed regions · Area at least 10,000 m².
Approximate centre of the NASA candidate region: the centre of its published navigation grid (about ±1–2 km), not an official region outline.
Sources for the target
- NASA, NASA Provides Update on Artemis III Moon Landing Regions (October 2024)checked 2026-10-13
- McClernan 2024, Down Selected Artemis III Candidate Landing Site Navigational Grids (USGS data release)checked 2026-10-13
- NASA App Development Challenge 2024 handbook: Artemis III candidate region grids (August 2022)checked 2026-10-13