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Will increasing traffic to the Moon contaminate its precious ice?

Scientists seek guidance on exploring frozen caches at the lunar poles responsibly.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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With its lunar sample-return mission last month, China kicked off a new surge in visitors to the Moon. At least eight spacecraft from nations including Russia, India, China, Japan and the United States are set to touch down on the lunar surface in the next three years.

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Nature 589, 180-181 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03262-9

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