Moon’s Hidden Ice Revealed: Chandrayaan‑2 Uncovers Subsurface Water at Lunar South Pole

Isro scientists detect possible subsurface ice near Moon’s south pole using Chandrayaan-2

Scientists used Chandrayaan-2’s advanced radar system to detect possible subsurface ice beneath permanently shadowed lunar craters.

Moon’s Hidden Ice Revealed: Chandrayaan‑2 Uncovers Subsurface Water at Lunar South Pole

Representative ImageISRO’s Chandrayaan‑2 orbiter has provided strong evidence of buried water‑ice beneath the Moon’s south polar craters, especially inside the 1.1 km‑wide Faustini crater, using advanced radar scans. This breakthrough could be crucial for future lunar missions, resource utilization, and even human habitation.The Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) on the Chandrayaan‑2 orbiter is a special radar camera that uses micro…