Moon siteSouth polar region (south of 80°S)1 mission record, none still planned

Missions to Cabeus crater

One mission record in this dataset names Cabeus crater: LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) (Ended · outcome: Success).

Map positions are display geometry, not landing points. This site in the Moon map's site list.

Facts

IAU name: Cabeus
Gazetteer type: Crater
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Feature 953Accessed 2026-10-31
Centre: 85.33°S, 42.13°WPlanetographic, east positive. The named feature's centre, not a landing point.
Diameter: 100.58 km
North-south extent: 83.67°S to 86.99°SDrawn as the dashed circle on the map; the record's site lies in or near it.
Side of the Moon: South polar region (south of 80°S)

Where it is

Ring: has a mission not yet launchedSolid: every mission launched, cancelled or stalledDashed circle: the named feature's extent from the Gazetteer; the record's site lies in or near it. Centres are not landing points.Schematic positions only; no terrain is drawn.The records give no boundary for the south polar region; 80°S is only the edge of the polar view.

See Cabeus crater on the 3D Moon

Mission records

1 record

Each record's own target site, verbatim. Payloads and instruments are placed by their own record's target site.

Mission	Kind	Operator	Target site in the record	Status	Carried by
LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) Science context	Spacecraft	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Cabeus crater, lunar south pole	Ended · outcome: Success	Not carried
Nothing recorded.

Other Moon sites

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Sinus ViscositatisMoon near side; 1 mission record, none still planned
Mons LatreilleMoon near side; 1 mission record, none still planned
Nassau craterMoon far side; 1 mission record, 1 not yet launched
Apollo basinMoon far side; 1 mission record, none still planned
Mons MoutonLunar south pole; 7 mission records, 3 not yet launched
Haworth craterLunar south pole; 2 mission records, 2 not yet launched
Lunar south pole missions23 records, 15 not yet launched

Cite this page

SpaceMiningData, “Missions to Cabeus crater”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/cabeus-crater.html. Position: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature; USGS Astrogeology Science Center), feature 953, accessed 2026-10-31. A named feature's centre is not a landing point.