The race for lunar water
Chapter 1
The treasure hunt at the lunar south pole
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Chapter 2
Artemis II and the American return
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Chapter 3
China's robotic pioneer: Chang'e 7
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Chapter 4
The global team-up: LUPEX
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Chapter 5
The private sector and the future of lunar bases
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The race for lunar water
Ch 4 · The global team-up: LUPEX
teacher JAXA and ISRO, a global team-up / For lunar water ice / South Pole mission, set for 2027!
Fun Fact
Heavyweight rover: The LUPEX rover weighs around 350 kilograms, making it more than ten times heavier than India's Pragyan rover from Chandrayaan-3.
Glossary
rover (noun)
A vehicle designed for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body. Japan is developing a 350-kilogram vehicle to search for water ice at the lunar south pole.
A vehicle designed for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body. Japan is developing a 350-kilogram vehicle to search for water ice at the lunar south pole.
Quiz
What instrument is NASA contributing to the LUPEX rover to search for underground hydrogen?