NASA Ames(@NASAAmes):Our resource-mapping Moon rover 🔍🌙 The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, will explore the lunar South Pole in search of water ice and other potential resources to help characterize the Moon’s environment. VIPER will inform future landing sites under Artemis and bring us a significant step closer to NASA’s long-term presence on the Moon.

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Our resource-mapping Moon rover 🔍🌙 The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, will explore the lunar South Pole in search of water ice and other potential resources to help characterize the Moon’s environment. VIPER will inform future landing sites under Artemis and bring us a significant step closer to NASA’s long-term presence on the Moon.