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Ice Deposit Mapping — Sector 7

Navigate through permanently shadowed regions to map water ice deposits using thermal sensors.

Earnings

$300

+$150 bonus

Duration

5 hours

Location

Shackleton Crater

Posted by

NASA Artemis Water Resources

Applicants

2

Deadline

March 25, 2025

About this Mission

NASA's Artemis Water Resources team needs Sector 7 of Shackleton's floor mapped for ice concentration. You'll navigate Shadow Crawler through total darkness using only LIDAR and infrared sensors — there's literally zero visible light. The thermal camera detects ice deposits as temperature anomalies. Mark each deposit with GPS coordinates and estimated volume. This is challenging because you're driving blind (no visible light cameras work), but the LIDAR display gives you a wire-frame view of the terrain.

Bonus: +$150

Bonus if total mapped ice exceeds 500 kg estimate

Skills

Night NavigationLIDAR OperationThermal Sensor AnalysisData Logging

Requirements

  • LIDAR navigation certification
  • 5+ hours total moon operation
  • No fear of the dark

Deliverables

  • Ice deposit map of Sector 7
  • Volume estimates
  • Thermal anomaly catalog

Site Details

Phase 2 infrastructure hub — billions of years of frozen darkness, now humanity's water supply

TerrainRim: stable regolith. Interior: ice-covered rock, extreme cold
Temperature-238°C (floor) to -30°C (rim, sunlit)
Explorers3 available
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Ice Deposit Mapping — Sector 7

5 hours · Shackleton Crater · Up to $450