Water ice detection campaign prepares lunar robots for Moon mission

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2025

Researchers in Germany have conducted a campaign at the LUNA Analog Facility in Cologne to evaluate how water ice could be located and mapped on the Moon. Instruments and robotic vehicles were used in a simulated lunar environment with a substantial area covered in regolith material similar to Moon dust.

The Polar Explorer campaign at LUNA tested the mobility and sensing abilities of two r