Clavius Crater is where the adventure begins in 2001: A Space Odyssey. This large lunar base boasts an impressive spaceport, complete with a petal-protected shuttle landing pad that drops down ...

Head towards the southern end of the Moon’s disc and there’s a magnificent crater known as Clavius. Our rather brief look at craters in shadow wouldn’t be complete without a visit to its ...

We change from curved to straight for our next special which lies 700 miles to the north of the crater Clavius. Known as the “Straight Wall”, this requires a telescope to be seen properly.