When humans explore the Moon, lunar caves will be an ideal base to provide a shelter from the hazards of radiation, meteorite impact, and extreme diurnal temperature differences. In order to ascertain the existence of caves on the Moon, it is best to visit the Moon in person. The Google Lunar X Prize(GLXP) competition started recently to attempt lunar exploration missions. Ones of those groups competing, plan to land on a pit of Lacus Mortis and determine the existence of a cave inside this pit. In this pit, there is a ramp from the entrance down to the inside of the pit, which enables a rover to approach the inner region of the pit. In this study, under the assumption of the existence of a cave in this pit, a 3D model was developed based on the optical image data. Since this model simulates the actual terrain, the rendering of the model agrees well with the image data. Furthermore, the 3D printing of this model will enable more rigorous investigations and also could be used to publicize lunar exploration missions with ease.

1. INTRODUCTION
 2. DATA AND METHOD
  2.1 Area of Interest
  2.2 Data
  2.3 Method
 3. RESULTS
 4. SUMMARY
 5. CONCLUSIONS
 6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 7. REFERENCES

• Ik-Seon Hong(Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University)
• Yu Yi(Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) Corresponding Author
• Jaehyung Yu(Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University)
• Junichi Haruyama(Department of Solar System Sciences, Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)