Lunar Ice Might Be Easier to Reach Than We Thought

An instrument aboard the Vikram lander suggests that buried water ice could be found at higher latitudes, making it more abundant and easier to extract than previously believed.

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Eos
Published
2025-04-11
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/2025eo250136
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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Lunar Ice Might Be Easier to Reach Than We Thought

Damond Benningfield
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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Lunar Ice Might Be Easier to Reach Than We Thought

Damond Benningfield
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Abstract

An instrument aboard the Vikram lander suggests that buried water ice could be found at higher latitudes, making it more abundant and easier to extract than previously believed.

EosVol. 106
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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