Artemis III Landing Region Candidates

NASA has announced the selection of 13 regions near the Moon's South Pole as candidate landing regions for Artemis III, the first crewed mission to the Moon's surface since 1972. The visuals here show the locations of all 13 regions.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Video Produced & Edited by: David Ladd (AIMM)
Visualizations by: Ernie Wright (USRA)
LRO spacecraft animations by: Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle)
Orion/Artemis I animation by: Liam Yanulis
Narration by: Lauren Ward (KBRwyle)

Music by Universal Production Music: “Best Days to Come” – Matteo Pagamici & Max Molling

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[Ryusennin]

- Houston, which crater do you want us to land in?
- Yes.

[slingshotmafia]

So exciting, can't believe were finally going back!!!

[Life_]

Love seeing this! Go humans! Go Artemis program!!!

[ChadSiwik]

So incredible. We're living through amazing times for Space!! <3

[elisedoyle]

Wonderful !! thank you for all your hard work 🌹🇿🇦

[sahandn]

Edge of a lunar cliff is a safe landing spot?

[JoeOutdoors]

Cool Beans!!! Hoping to be one of many who can say we lived it twice!!! ;>)

[universemaps]

Great choices! Haworth should have easily accessible ice and many great views...

[tanishkabalodhi]

It’s reaaalllyyy interesting that now humans are again going to touch moons surface after many years

[nago]

🌕I would like Tycho Crater to be included as a candidate.

[niallhamblin]

Can't wait to see our rivers and drone s there

[Riddlemania]

Are nasa goddard videos are non copyright? Please reply

[hoylekiger]

Will SpaceX be given potential landing site information to assist in its Lunar Lander program?

[berfunkle]

They gotta choose Shackleton crater. It'll mess with people's minds who've watched, "For All Mankind".😛

[mikedinn]

I think it’s ridiculously hazardous to target such a difficult area for a first mission. Especially if it’s that tall skinny lander

[Skhillz_FN]

i volunteer to go seriously

have a backround in repairing electronics

[Amradar]

First get that Frankenstein rocket launched....

[alessandroarban]

Real imagines I suppose..How people can believe to all this? ..unbelievable..🤦🤦

[manulsn]

This program is sponsored by Hollywood🎬📽️😎🍿🌕🌎💩

[replica]

moon belongs to eternity
(where moon does not regenerate mars belongs to life)