China's Change'e-7 Mission to Search for Water Ice at Lunar South Pole
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Joshua Hawkins
Summary
China's upcoming Change'e-7 mission will search for water ice at the lunar south pole, a critical resource for future long-term lunar exploration and potential habitation. The mission aims to analyze the distribution, quantity, and accessibility of water ice in permanently shadowed craters, which could be used for drinking water, oxygen production, and rocket fuel. This effort is part of China's broader lunar exploration program, which includes plans for a permanent research station at the south pole. The presence of water ice would significantly reduce the cost and complexity of sustaining human presence on the Moon by providing resources that don't need to be transported from Earth.
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· 3 pulledThe lunar south pole is one of the most promising locations for finding water ice, which could be a game-changer for long-term space exploration.
If we can find and extract water on the Moon, it would dramatically reduce the cost of future missions by providing resources that don't need to be launched from Earth.
The permanently shadowed craters at the south pole may hold vast deposits of water ice that have accumulated over billions of years.
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