South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 12,430 miles (20,004 km) in all directions.

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Hubble confirms mysterious, 10-sided cloud is growing over Saturn's south pole

Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole

Astronomers Discover Decagonal Wave circling Saturn’s South Pole

Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA has announced internally it will change its spacesuit to a simpler & lighter design for its initial missions to the lunar surface, as the agency gears up to land humans on the south pole of the Moon as early as 2028

NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole

New Hubble images reveal a bizarre decagon over Saturn’s south pole

Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole

Thermal anomaly discovered below Mars' south pole

Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole

Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole

Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds

Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better

NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole

Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole

NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby

Chandrayaan-3 "Hop" Experiment Reveals Hidden Lunar Secrets: Scientists Uncover Regolith Heterogeneity at Moon’s South Pole

NASA’s Water-Hunting Tool Will Help Scout Moon’s South Pole

The South Pole Just Moved. Here’s Why

National space agencies are planning to build lunar bases at the Moon's south pole to turn water into rocket fuel as a launch pad to reach Mars and beyond.

Moon's largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land