This year will launch Chang'e-7 to undertake new missions: finding water on the moon

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-13T03:10:21+00:00

This year, Chang'e 7 is about to launch, targeting the south polar region of the moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin at latitudes above 85 degrees south. China is expected to become the first country globally to find water on the moon. Ye Peijian, People's Scientist and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: We have adopted many methods to search for water, looking at the surface and also searching in craters. The lunar south pole features permanently shadowed craters year-round, and scientists speculate that vast water ice resources are sealed within. Chang'e 7 carries an innovative hopper that will complete humanity's first close-range survey of lunar shadowed craters. We look forward to the mission's complete success! (CCTV News)

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2026-03-13 03:10:21

This year, Chang’e 7 is set to launch, targeting the lunar south pole at 85 degrees south latitude or higher in the Aitken Basin. China is expected to become the first country in the world to find water on the Moon. People’s scientist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ye Peijian, said: “We have taken many approaches to find water, both on the surface and in craters. The lunar south pole has permanently shadowed craters year-round, and scientists speculate that these areas contain large amounts of water ice resources.” Chang’e 7 will carry an innovative leap rover, which will conduct the first close-up exploration of lunar shadowed craters. Looking forward to the successful completion of the mission! (CCTV News)

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