However, the instrument on Chandrayaan-1 that made the discovery did not have the spectral range to fully map out water on the lunar surface and Lunar Trailblazer has been designed to get round that problem.
It will be the task of Lunar Trailblazer to reveal just how much water there is near the lunar surface and pinpoint its main locations.
The probe’s progress will be followed with keen interest by space engineers and astronomers who believe lunar water could play a key role in plans to set up staffed colonies on the moon.
“However, it should also tell us how water is transported across the lunar surface and that has implications for future lunar exploration by humans.”.
“Either water is delivered by comets or meteorites that hit the lunar surface and release lots of water which then condenses in cold traps at the poles.
