It's looking tight, but Russia's Luna-25 lander mission may just beat India's Chandrayaan-3 to the lunar south pole.
The images shared alongside the statement were taken some 192,625 miles from Earth. On average, the Moon is roughly 238,855 miles from Earth, meaning Luna-25 doesn't have far to go.
If all goes according to plan, the lunar lander will operate on the Moon's surface for a year. During that time, it will analyze lunar soil, search for ice water, and investigate the Moon's incredibly thin atmosphere. It will do so using eight instruments, including a laser mass spectrometer. There are some interesting parallels between the first exploration of the lunar south pole and the earliest days of lunar exploration.
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