China's Chang'e 7 will make its first attempt to collect lunar samples and measure water ice.

Foreign media: China's Chang'e 7 mission plans to attempt sampling on the Moon and direct measurement of water for the first time this year. The mission is planned to land at the edge of the Shackleton Crater on the Moon's south pole, deploying a rover and a hopper to search for ice.

Scientists warn that water on the Moon is trapped in frozen soil, fixed only by cold and vacuum. The slightest heat generated by contact and friction may loosen water molecules. A research team from Harbin Institute of Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences pointed out that correctly collecting lunar ice is more challenging than measuring it.

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