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21 August 2026

China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system's coldest places

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China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system's coldest places

The uncrewed mission will feature the deployment of a robotic lander, rover, and "hopping" probe to one of the coldest places in the solar system.

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