Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover : mission et cibles

Début du projet

1 janvier 2025

Fin déclarée

1 janvier 2025

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Cibles à ouvrir en 3D :

• Lune

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The VIPER mission, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a NASA initiative designed to explore the Moon's south pole. This robotic rover aims to locate and analyze water ice and other resources trapped in the lunar soil. By studying these materials, VIPER plans to help scientists understand the distribution, composition, and accessibility of lunar resources, which could support future human exploration. VIPER will operate in some of the coldest and darkest regions of the Moon, known as permanently shadowed craters, where water ice has been preserved for billions of years. The rover is about the size of a golf cart and is designed to traverse several miles during its original 100-day mission. The VIPER mission faced delays due to a combination of factors, including the need for additional preflight testing and supply chain challenges. Initially planned for a late 2023 launch, the mission was postponed to late 2024 to allow more time for testing the Astrobotic Griffin lander, which was to carry the rover. However, further delays pushed the readiness date to September 2025. NASA ultimately decided to cancel the mission in 2024, citing potential risks to other lunar exploration programs.

Citée en anglais, telle que l’archive la publie, lue le 4 octobre 2026.

Identifiant dans l’archive, qui en est la citation : urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.viper

NASA Planetary Data System, PDS Registry, investigation context products. Dates et cibles lues le 29 septembre 2026 ; comment citer l’archive : https://pds.nasa.gov/datastandards/citing/

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