Table 5.
Scientific objectives of the CE-7 mission.
| Scientific payloads | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific objectives | Scientific tasks | Orbiter | Lander | Rover | Mini-flying probe | Relay satellite |
| Study on the distribution and source of lunar water and volatiles, directly confirming the presence and source of water ice on the Moon. | Obtaining the distribution and source of lunar water ice in the lunar south pole and permanently shadowed area. Obtaining the water molecule and hydrogen isotope data of the flyer landing site. | LNGS |
LSWMA |
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| Obtaining the rare gas and isotope detection data in the lunar regolith. |
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IsMSV | ||||
| Study on lunar morphology, composition and structure. | Obtaining the topographic data of the lunar south pole and PSRs. | HRSMC | ||||
| MSAR | ||||||
| Obtaining the topographic and subsurface structural data. | LC | PC | ||||
| TC | LPR | |||||
| Obtaining the distribution and content of elements and minerals on the lunar surface. | WISMIA | |||||
| LNGS | ||||||
| Obtaining the mineral component data. | LRS | |||||
| Study on lunar crust–mantle–core structures, mineral and element components, and the characteristics of the electric and magnetic fields, heat flow and gravitational field. | Obtaining the characteristics of the lunar magnetic field and regional distribution gradient. | LOM | RM | |||
| Obtaining the thermal anomaly data. | WISMIA | |||||
| Obtaining the lunar moonquake data and researching the crust–mantle–core structures. | LS | |||||
| Study on the space environment such as the lunar surface magnetic field, lunar dust and particle radiation, and revealing the mechanism of solar wind causing the magnetic anomalies in the vortex region of the lunar surface. | Obtaining the environmental data of the lunar surface. | LSEDS |
RM | |||
| Study on the Moon-based observations of Earth's magnetotail and plasma layer. | Imaging via the energetic neutral atom imager with high spatiotemporal and energy resolutions of the Earth's magnetic tail. | GENA | ||||
| Obtaining the morphology of the plasma layer and the distribution characteristics of helium and oxygen ions in near-Earth space. | EUC | |||||
| Study on the baseline Moon–Earth VLBI measurement and observation experiment. | Constructing a Moon-based Earth VLBI measurement and observation experiment system with a 400 000 km baseline. | LOVEX | ||||