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China's Chang'e-7 new mission: Searching the lunar south pole for water ice

Updated 23:01, 09-Mar-2026

China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe, scheduled for launch later this year, will target the Moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin above 85 degrees south latitude to search for water ice. China aims to become the first country to directly sample water ice at the lunar South Pole.

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