月球南极阿蒙森撞击坑地质图
Geologic map of the Amundsen Crater at the south pole of the Moon
封面图像为阿蒙森（Amundsen）撞击坑1：10万地质图，该地质图以嫦娥二号7 m分辨率DOM为底图，绘制了撞击坑、外墙、内墙、坑唇、台地、熔岩池、中央峰、坑底平原、永久阴影区等地质单元（中国地质大学（北京）与德国明斯特大学的行星遥感地质团队联合编制）。阿蒙森撞击坑位于月球南极—艾特肯（SPA）盆地边缘，以挪威探险家Roald Amundsen命名，属晚酒海纪，具有很高的科学研究价值。坑内可能包含来自SPA撞击挖掘出的月球深部物质，有助于深入理解月球形成和早期分异过程；底部的中央峰属于月表少见的基岩，对月球深层物质分析具有重要的采样价值；撞击坑内部和北侧分布的大范围永久阴影区可开展水冰等挥发份（volatile component）的探测研究。作为国际月球科研站的着陆备选区之一，国内外科学家针对该区域开展了遥感解译、地质制图以及着陆区选址等方面的研究，详见“行星遥感解译与地质制图”专刊。
Geologic map of the Amundsen Crater at the south pole of the Moon
The cover image is a 1:100000 geological map of the Amundsen Crater, which is based on the 7 m resolution DOM of Chang'e-2. The map depicts geological units such as the impact craters, exterior walls, interior walls, crater lips, terraces, lava pools, central peak, crater floor plain, and permanent shadow area (jointly developed by the planetary remote sensing geological team of China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and University of Münster in Germany). The Amundsen Crater is located on the edge of the Moon's South Pole Aitken (SPA) Basin, named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. It belongs to the Late Imbrian period and has high scientific research value. The crater may contain deep lunar material excavated from SPA impact, which helps to deepen our understanding of lunar formation and early differentiation processes; The central peak at the bottom is a rare bedrock on the lunar surface, which has important sampling value for the analysis of deep lunar materials; The large-scale permanent shadow area (PSR) distributed inside and on the north side of the impact crater can be used for the detection and research of volatile components such as water ice. As one of the candidate landing areas for the International Lunar Research Station, scientists around the world have conducted research on remote sensing interpretation, geological mapping, and landing site selection in this area. Please refer to the special issue "Planetary Remote Sensing Interpretation and Geological Mapping" for details.
