L. Cooper underscored the difficulty of imaging terrain illuminated by high-incidence-angle light. Nonetheless the images in her presentation show the Malapert Mountain area well. In popular culture In the 1970s British science fiction series Space: 1999, the location of Moonbase Alpha is Malapert Crater. The International Lunar Observatory (ILO-1) is a lunar-based optical telescope that will be launched after 2022, and will land on the Malapert Mountain ridge. See also Peak of Eternal Light References Impact craters on the Moon