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The lunar north pole is the point in the Northern Hemisphere of the
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC)
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The lunar north pole is the point in the Northern Hemisphere of the Moon
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where the lunar axis of rotation meets its surface.
The lunar North Pole is the northernmost point on the Moon, lying diametrically opposite the lunar south pole. It defines latitude 90° North. At the lunar north pole all directions point south; all lines of longitude converge there, so its longitude can be defined as any degree value.
Craters
Notable craters in the lunar north polar region (between 60° North latitude and the North pole) include: Avogadro, Bel'kovich, Brianchon,Emden
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See also
* Colonization of the Moon *Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as essential for planning NASA's future human and robotic missions t ...
* Selenography
* Lunar south pole
References
External links
USGS: Earth's Moon
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC)
LROC - Northern Polar Mosaic
{{The Moon
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Ma ...