1,4,- 1National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- 2Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
- 3Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- 4School of Space Science and Technology, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China
- 5Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210023, China
- 6Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
- 7Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
The abundance, distribution, and provenance of lunar water and volatiles represent fundamental scientific questions in contemporary lunar research. Investigating these factors is essential for understanding the complex processes of the Moon's formation and its subsequent evolutionary history. Furthermore, water ice within Permanently Shadowed Regions constitutes a strategic resource with considerable potential for future lunar exploration and in-situ resource utilization. The scientific objectives of the Chang’e-7 (CE-7) mission encompass the comprehensive detection and characterization of regolith-bound water ice and associated volatile components. Accordingly, this paper systematically presents the planned payload configurations and the corresponding exploration methodologies designed to achieve the scientific objective.
How to cite: Xue, C., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Cao, N., He, H., Ling, Z., Ma, T., He, Z., Wang, Y., Zou, Y., and Wang, C.: Scientific Questions and Detection Methods of Water Ice at the Lunar Polar Regions, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-6470, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-6470, 2026.
