Ars Technica reports that U.S. and Chinese landers could be operating near Shackleton crater later this year.
Both missions are targeting south-polar terrain near Shackleton, raising the prospect of nearby operations in the same timeframe.
Later this year, two spacecraft are scheduled for launch on missions to land somewhere near the rim of Shackleton Crater, an impact basin near the Moon's south pole harboring an immense reservoir of water ice.
