LUPEX

-89.000° 100.000° · South polar region

Joint lunar polar exploration. Drilling for subsurface ice.

Trajectory

Joint JAXA + ISRO mission with split responsibilities: ISRO's launch vehicle and lander, JAXA's rover and drill. Low-energy lunar transfer, polar approach, and a surface mission designed to drill ~1.5 m into permanently-shadowed terrain for in-situ characterization of subsurface ice and volatiles.

Source: JAXA / ISRO

Details

Operator: JAXA / ISRO
Operator: JAXA
Country: Japan
Era: modern