Today, a number of countries and private organizations are engaged in the study of the Earth’s natural satellite. However, after several landing modules crashed or did not fully land successfully, the question arose of a more detailed examination of the terrain where the ground vehicles had landed.

To solve the problem, Swiss engineers have developed a reconnaissance drone concept that will help map some potentially dangerous areas of our planet’s moon.

An idea researchers reported in a recent journal article Acta Astronautica, It involves the creation of a rocket-propelled drone. It will be launched to refuel and return to the base station. This will allow the device to make several flights without excess fuel weight.

Under these conditions, the drone will be able to map nine square kilometers of the Moon’s surface. The base station itself will be pulled by a rover or other vehicle to explore Selena.