Hukumar kula da sararin samaniya ta Amurka (NASA) ta bayar da rahoton cewa, ana ci gaba da gwajin kumbon VIPER a dakin gwaje-gwajen Lunar Operations Laboratory (SLOPE Lab) da ke cibiyar bincike ta John Glenn (Ohio).
Aikin VIPER, ko Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, yana ƙirƙirar rover don binciken wata. Za a aika da wannan na'urar zuwa yankin kudancin sandar tauraron dan adam na duniyarmu, inda za ta nemo tudun kankara na ruwa.
Ana gwada mutum-mutumin a wani wurin gwaji na musamman wanda ke siffanta yanayin duniyar wata. Gwaje-gwaje za su taimaka wajen tantance irin waɗannan halaye kamar rikon ƙafar ƙasa, adadin kuzarin da aka kashe lokacin yin wasu motsi, da sauransu.
Aika rover zuwa wata an tsara shi a ƙarshen 2022. Na'urar za ta kasance tana dauke da na'urar sikeli ta NSS (Neutron Spectrometer System) don nemo ajiyar kankara a karkashin kasa. Rover zai iya yin rami a cikin ƙasa don tattara samfurori sannan a bincika su ta amfani da kayan aikin kan jirgin.
Bayanan da aka tattara za su kasance masu amfani daga baya wajen tsara ayyukan wata. Bugu da ƙari, bayanin da aka samu zai taimaka wajen zaɓar wuri mafi kyau don tushe na gaba a kan tauraron dan adam na duniyarmu.
source: 3dnews.ru