# New radar reveals thick impact melt layers buried beneath lunar south pole's ice.

- slug: new-radar-reveals-thick-impact-melt-layers-buried-beneath-lunar-south-poles-ice
- date: 2026-04-14
- category: Space & Aerospace

Water ice confirmed at lunar south pole by SOFIA and LCROSS. What radar now shows underneath it: 10-100 meters of ancient impact melt, not ice-bearing rock. ISRU investors may need to read this.

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