Works · No. 04

Still images of a south pole Moon base, its reactor, and its crews

Image series · 2026

Solar arrays along the crater rim with the base modules behind

Seventeen still images of the Moon base, lit to match the low Sun at the lunar south pole, from the reactor delivery to crews at work.

These images are the reference pictures for the Moon base films. Each one was relit so the Sun is where it would really be at the lunar south pole, low on the horizon with long shadows, then enlarged for print and large screens.

They show the reactor arriving on a cargo lander and being carried to its site, the power cable route and the safety boundary around the reactor, crews moving samples to storage, crews on foot with a fixed return time, two relay satellites over the far side, and sunset at the Hadley camp.

Year
2026
Medium
Image series
Images
17
Lighting
Relit to match the Sun at the lunar south pole
Production
AI-generated stills, relit and enlarged

Stills

17 images · select to enlarge
Shackleton Base Alpha under a low Sun at the lunar south pole The surface fission reactor deployed at its site A crew lander on the landing pad Crew transferring sample cases to the archive Solar arrays along the crater rim power line The reactor arriving on a cargo lander A robotic carrier lifting the reactor The carrier laying the power cable route The reactor exclusion boundary marked out A replacement unit delivered to the reactor site Crew members investigating the ground before construction begins A crew lander on the lunar surface with two astronauts working beside it Sampling an impact melt sheet Crew holding position during a loss of contact A walking sortie with a fixed return limit A pair of relay satellites over the far side Sunset at the Hadley camp