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Luna 27 (Luna-Resurs 1 lander or Luna-Resource-1 lander)

. Its objective will be to detect and characterise lunar polar volatiles. The mission is a continuation of the

Luna-Glob Luna-Glob (russian: Луна-Глоб, meaning ''Lunar sphere'') is a Moon exploration programme by Roscosmos meant to progress toward the creation of a fully robotic lunar base. When completed, the programme will continue with crewed lunar miss ...

programme.

Mission

The purpose is to prospect for minerals,

volatiles Volatiles are the group of chemical elements and chemical compounds that can be readily vaporized. In contrast with volatiles, elements and compounds that are not readily vaporized are known as refractory substances. On planet Earth, the term ' ...

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nitrogen Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...

water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is transpar ...

ammonia Ammonia is an inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . A stable binary hydride, and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinct pungent smell. Biologically, it is a common nitrogenous was ...

hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, an ...

methane Methane ( , ) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms). It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the main constituent of natural gas. The relative abundance of methane on Eart ...

and

sulfur dioxide Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a toxic gas responsible for the odor of burnt matches. It is released naturally by volcanic activ ...

, and lunar water ice in permanently shadowed areas of the Moon and investigate the potential use of these natural

lunar resources The Moon bears substantial natural resources which could be exploited in the future. Potential lunar resources may encompass processable materials such as volatiles and minerals, along with geologic structures such as lava tubes that together, m ...

. On the long term, Russia considers building a crewed base on the Moon's far side that would bring scientific and commercial benefits. Europe's participation in the mission received final approval at a meeting of ministers in December 2016.

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(ESA) will contribute with the development of a new type of automated landing system, The

percussion drill A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Excl ...

is designed to go down to and collect cemented ice samples for an onboard miniaturised laboratory called ProSPA. The scientific payload consists of fifteen instruments. The lander mission was announced in November 2014 by Russia, and its launch is planned for August 2025.

Science payload

The lander will feature 15 science instruments that will analyse the

regolith Regolith () is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, broken rocks, and other related materials and is present on Earth, the Moon, Mars, some asteroids, and other terrestria ...

plasma Plasma or plasm may refer to: Science * Plasma (physics), one of the four fundamental states of matter * Plasma (mineral), a green translucent silica mineral * Quark–gluon plasma, a state of matter in quantum chromodynamics Biology * Blood pla ...

in the exosphere, dust, and seismic activity. The

payloads under collaboration with Russia was planned to fly ''Package for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial exploitation and Transportation'' (PROSPECT) program's ProSEED lunar sampling drill, ProSPA chemical laboratory and volatile analysis package and ''Exospheric Mass Spectrometer L-band'' (EMS-L) high-performance communications payload on this mission, but the ProSEED and ProSPA will now fly on a NASA CLPS mission in 2025 and the EMS-L will now fly on

JAXA The is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satellites into orb ...

ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman ...

's LUPEX lunar rover mission in 2024 due to continued international collaboration being thrown into doubt by the

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and related sanctions on Russia. The notional instrument payload includes: * ADRON-LR, active neutron and gamma-ray analysis of regolith * ARIES-L, measurement of

in the exosphere * LASMA-LR, laser mass-spectrometer * LIS-TV-RPM, infrared spectrometry of minerals and imaging * LINA, measurement of plasma and neutrals * PmL, measurement of dust and micro-meteorites * Radio beacon, high-power radio communication * RAT, radio measurements of the thermal properties of the regolith * SEISMO-LR,

seismometer A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground noises and shaking such as caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions. They are usually combined with a timing device and a recording device to form a seismograph. The outpu ...

* Spectrometer, UV and optical imaging of mineral composition * THERMO-L, measurement of the thermal properties of regolith * STS-L, panoramic and local imaging * Laser

retroreflector A retroreflector (sometimes called a retroflector or cataphote) is a device or surface that reflects radiation (usually light) back to its source with minimum scattering. This works at a wide range of angle of incidence, unlike a planar mirror, ...

, Moon libration and ranging experiments * BUNI, power and science data support

References

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Lunar and Planetary Department Moscow University

Soviet Luna Chronology

{{Future spaceflights Missions to the Moon Russian space probes Russian lunar exploration program 2025 in Russia 2025 in spaceflight Proposed space probes

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Science payload

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