Shadows Near the Moon’s South Pole

This video shows the movement of shadows near the Moon’s South Pole over the course of two lunar days, which is approximately two months on Earth. The visualization was created from data gathered by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Visualizations by: Ernie Wright (USRA) Produced, Edited, and Narrated by: David Ladd (USRA) Lead Scientist: Noah Petro (NASA/GSFC) Technical Support: Laurence Schuler (ADNET), Ian Jones (ADNET) Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Two Horizons“ – Anthony d’Amario