Chang’e 7 mission - the search for water ice - video Dailymotion

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The China National Space Administration’s Chang’e 7 mission, launching in 2026, could be the most ambitious and complex yet. It’s planned to land on the illuminated rim of the Shackleton Crater, almost at the moon's south pole, to look for water ice and other resources. Water on the moon opens the door to building the International Lunar Research Station.  Watch the full RAZOR episode on how the discovery of water on the moon has been a catalyst for a new era of space exploration on our YouTube channel - just look for RAZOR science show.   #razor #razor_science #razor_science_show #razorscienceshow  #science #sciencetok #space #moon  #nasa #moonexploration #change7 #lunarexploration #moonmission #spaceadventure

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00:00The Chang'e 7 mission, launching in 2026, is another unmanned robotic research spacecraft.

00:09It's planned to land on the illuminated rim of the Shackleton crater, almost at the moon's

00:13south pole.

00:16That's further than any lander has been before.

00:19It aims to look for water ice and other resources.

00:23So that's a surveyor mission that's looking at the region where you want to set up the

00:27base.

00:28It has a lander, a rover, just move around on the surface and it also has like a drone

00:33that flies over the craters so you can look down to see whether it's actually ice.

00:38So looking for water is the most important thing that Chang'e 7 would do.

00:43It will contain sort of a proton detector and spectrometer, those are both looking for

00:50water.

00:51If the mission confirms water ice is present, it opens the door to China building the International

00:57Lunar Research Station.

Chang’e 7 mission - the search for water ice

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