A droid will assist astronauts conquer the Moon once more
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During future missions to the Moon, astronauts will be assisted by a rover that will analyze lunar dust and the geology of our natural satellite. And this is essential for future space missions and for protecting astronauts on the Moon.
NASA has been planning for several years to resume manned nissions to and on the Moon, with the aim of establishing a base there in the near future. But to achieve this, it will be necessary to conduct various studies in order to better understand our natural satellite. And for this, a rover, which may evoke a droid from the Star Wars universe, will help astronauts during the first missions.
Named MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) and built by Lunar Outpost, it will be deployed on the Moon during the Artemis IV mission. And while it's possible to imagine astronauts being followed by a droid like the Jedi in Star Wars, this device will have a very different role.
Indeed, it will not have to face enemies, but analyze the lunar dust and the geology of our natural satellite. And for this, it will transport the DUSTER instrument, which consists of the EDA (Electrostatic Dust Analyzer) and the RESOLVE instrument (Relaxation SOunder and differential VoltagE). These devices will study dust particles and their density in order to better understand the impact of human activity on this surface.
