NASA’s VIPER to land on Nobile Crater region, to confirm the presence of water ice

Highlights

• VIPER will be landing in the Nobile Crater region of the Moon
• The rover will get close and personal with the lunar soil

On Monday, NASA announced that it would land an ice-seeking rover on the Nobile Crater in 2023. This region is present on the Moon’s south pole.

The space agency is hoping that the robot will confirm the presence of water ice below the ....