The presence of water ice has made the area a focus of intense interest, but the difficulty of landing on this part of the moon has made it an elusive goal until now.
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https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/the-global-race-to-water-at-the-moons-south-pole-74674197 India became the first country to land at the moon’s south pole, a logistically challenging achievement expected to kick off a new era of space exploration.But scientists for years have had evidence of a key resource there: water ice.
Countries and private companies are now looking to study and tap into that resource, which could one day be used to make rocket fuel and provide oxygen and drinking water for astronauts on lunar settlements.
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