Fig. 3. An illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s south pole looking for water-ice. The VIPER mission will give us surface-level detail of where the wa (IMAGE)

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Fig. 3. An illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s south pole looking for water-ice. The VIPER mission will give us surface-level detail of where the wa

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Fig. 3. An illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s south pole looking for water-ice. The VIPER mission will give us surface-level detail of where the water is and how much is available for us to use. This will bring us a significant step closer toward NASA’s ultimate goal of a sustainable, long-term presence on the Moon—making it possible to eventually explore Mars and beyond 

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