The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land in the southern polar region of the Moon and spend approximately 100-days prospecting for water ice. The information returned by VIPER will help determine how we can harvest the Moon's resources for future human space exploration. This information will also provide insight into the distribution and origin of water and other volatiles across the solar system. In this short talk, I will provide a brief overview of the VIPER mission, discuss some of the unique design features of the VIPER rover, and summarize VIPER's multi-modal operations approach.
Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover
2024
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover
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