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Aren't poles always illuminated?



"No peaks of eternal light have been positively identified on the moon, but many peaks have been detected that, via simulations based on imaging and laser and radar topography, appear to be illuminated for greater than 80% of a lunar year." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_of_eternal_light


Answering my own question: no. Poles would be always illuminated if Sun, Earth and Moon would be rotating along the same plane.




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