Let's Go Visit Paul Spudis On The Moon
Paul Spudis now has a crater on the Moon named after him. Let's go visit Paul. He's easy to find – he's right next door to Shackleton. https://t.co/Pz9o2sejzJ pic.twitter.com/gJZ67pbrIY
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 1, 2021
This is an entirely appropriate tribute to Paul Spudis — who did so much to lead world-thinking about the exploration and use of the Moon’s resources for the benefit of humanity. This ‘diamond-shaped’ feature (which is a permanently shadowed region, PSR) figures prominently in ongoing studies now being conducted by the Moon Village Association architecture working group (which I co-chair). All references will of course be changed to refer to the feature by its new name — ‘Spudis’ — starting with a paper at the upcoming IAC 2021!
A rover should be sent to this crater, gather and return samples to show the value of the moon.
A deserving scientist. I miss him.