A successful landing of Chandrayaan-2 taking away billions of dreams on the Moon will make India the fourth country after Russia, the United States and China to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface. But it will be the first to launch a mission to the South Pole of the Moon still unexplored.
All over the world, countries, companies and even individuals are turning to the moon to fight for flags at the South Moon Pole.
But what makes the lunar south pole so special.
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Sunlight has not touched its craters for billions of years, providing undisturbed record of the origins of the solar system.
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It is estimated that its permanently shaded craters contain nearly 100 million tons of water.
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For future exploration
Its elemental and positional advantages make it an ideal stop for future space exploration.
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Untapped resource source
Its regolith contains traces of hydrogen, ammonia, methane, sodium, mercury and silver, making it an untapped source of essential resources.
