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Hermite A PSR
ShadowCam mosaic revealing permanently shadowed region within Hermite A crater (19.9 kilometer diameter). Image width 11 km, 87.9°N, 309°E, [NASA/KARI/Arizona State University].
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ShadowCam PDS Release - March 2026
Footprint plot of the ShadowCam images in the March 2026 release at the South pole [NASA/KARI/ASU/Intuitive Machines] image widget The ShadowCam team released three months of observations to PDS on 23 February 2026. This release ...
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ShadowCam
Seeing in the Shadows
ShadowCam is based on the successful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and is approximately 200 times more sensitive than the current NAC, which will allow scientists to see into the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) surrounding the Moon's poles.
What are PSRs?
Permanently Shadowed Regions
Permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) may be the most valuable real estate in the Solar System, with the potential for cold-trapped volatiles, which could provide essential resources to enable future exploration of the Moon and beyond.
The Mission