NASA’s VIPER Mission to Map Water, Other Resources on Moon in 2023

WHY IN NEWS? NASA has announced the launch of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover(VIPER) Mission in 2023. About VIPER Mission:  VIPER Mission is a mobile robot to be launched by NASA in the year 2023. It will be the first resource mapping mission on any other celestial body. Celestial Body is any natural body outside the Earth’s atmosphere. Easy examples are the Moon, Sun, and the other planets of our solar system. Objectives of the Mission:  To get a closer view of the Moon’s South Pole To evaluate the concentration of water as well as other potential resources on its surface To understand....Read More