Chandrayaan-2 finds strong evidence for ice in 'doubly-shadowed' lunar craters

India's Chandrayaan-2 has detected strong evidence of ice buried deep within permanently shadowed craters at the Moon's south pole. This groundbreaking discovery, made using radar data, could be crucial for future human missions, offering a vital local resource for drinking water and rocket fuel. The findings highlight the south pole's significance in the ongoing space race.

By CHETHAN KUMAR

Chandrayaan-2 finds possible subsurface ice on Moon. What we know

Since these regions are continuously shielded from both sunlight and thermal radiation, temperatures there remain extremely low, around 25 Kelvin.