Nobile Rim 1 (site NR101)

Artemis III candidate region · 85.30° S, 36.92° E

Nobile Rim 1 (site NR101) lies at 85.30° S, 36.92° E, 142.7 km from the Moon's south pole. Artemis III candidate region; candidate landing site NR101 of Wueller et al. 2026, not a region centre.

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The next twelve months

Over the next twelve months, worked out by the Lunar Mission Browser from NASA's LOLA terrain, the Sun is up for a panel at ground level 75% of the time, and a Deep Space Network dish can talk to a lander here 64% of the time. The sunniest 30 days start on 17 Oct 2026, 100% sunlit.

30 days fromSunlitLink to EarthLongest night
17 Oct 2026100%59%none
16 Nov 2026100%66%none
16 Dec 2026100%66%none
15 Jan 202776%66%7.2 days
14 Feb 202762%67%10.0 days
16 Mar 202744%67%14.8 days
15 Apr 202741%67%17.6 days
15 May 202744%58%16.9 days
14 Jun 202755%58%11.7 days
14 Jul 202774%59%7.4 days
13 Aug 2027100%66%none
12 Sept 2027100%69%none

Sunlit: the Sun's disc above the skyline for a panel on the ground. Link: Earth above the skyline and the Moon at least 10° up at a Deep Space Network dish. Each row opens the browser on those 30 days, where a mast, another network or the elevation floor can be changed.

Facts

TypeArtemis III candidate region
Position85.2950° S, 36.9168° E
Distance from the pole142.7 km
Highest point on its skyline2.44° above the horizontal, at azimuth 29°

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