The Coldest Place in the Solar System?

Shackleton crater sits at the moon’s south pole. Jorge Mañes Rubio. Spatial design & visualisation in collaboration with DITISHOE

Double-shadowed craters near the Moon’s south pole may be so dark that they would be among the coldest places in the solar system. The small tilt of the Moon as it orbits the Earth, only 1.5 degrees, means that it has hundreds of craters where direct sunlight never reaches. Double-shadowed craters make it impossible for even reflected sunlight to touch some areas. Temperatures can drop below  -170°C.

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