
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.
Recent News
We Are on Our Way!
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the KPLO spacecraft with ShadowCam, rumbles through the sky shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral! (image credit ASU)
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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