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Artemis targets the Moon's south pole

Water ice in permanently shadowed craters could make fuel and air The programme aims to return crews to the surface and build a sustained presence. The south pole has sites with long sunlight for power and nearby ice for water. Artemis 1 flew an uncrewed test of the rocket and capsule in 2022. It sits in Mondo's space collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Water ice in permanently shadowed craters could make fuel and air. The figure is taken from NASA Artemis, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a space fact?: Yes. It sits on the Space shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.