Slater Plain (site SP07) lies at 87.13° S, 127.86° E, 87.0 km from the Moon's south pole. Artemis III candidate region; candidate landing site SP07 of Wueller et al. 2026, not a region centre.
Plan a landing here Stand there in 3DOver 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 53% of the time, and a Deep Space Network dish can talk to a lander here 40% of the time. The sunniest 30 days start on 15 Oct 2026, 74% sunlit.
| 30 days from | Sunlit | Link to Earth | Longest night |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 74% | 35% | 7.8 days |
| 14 Nov 2026 | 74% | 35% | 7.8 days |
| 14 Dec 2026 | 69% | 39% | 8.5 days |
| 13 Jan 2027 | 56% | 46% | 13.1 days |
| 12 Feb 2027 | 48% | 46% | 15.5 days |
| 14 Mar 2027 | 39% | 47% | 17.0 days |
| 13 Apr 2027 | 31% | 42% | 18.5 days |
| 13 May 2027 | 31% | 37% | 20.6 days |
| 12 Jun 2027 | 38% | 37% | 16.9 days |
| 12 Jul 2027 | 48% | 38% | 14.8 days |
| 11 Aug 2027 | 59% | 38% | 12.2 days |
| 10 Sept 2027 | 70% | 39% | 8.1 days |
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.
| Type | Artemis III candidate region |
| Position | 87.1306° S, 127.8570° E |
| Distance from the pole | 87.0 km |
| Highest point on its skyline | 4.73° above the horizontal, at azimuth 197° |