Setting the scene for Lunar X-view competition

In their Lunar X-view challenge launching on 1 November 2026, the European Space Agency’s Advanced Concepts Team (ACT) present the space community with a simple but dramatic scenario.

A small rover is alone on the Moon, with no signal and no idea of its position. All it has is a panoramic camera and an aerial map of the Moon’s surface. The lunar night is fast approaching… can you help the rover find its way before it’s too late?

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