MAGPIE, the Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration, is ESA's first lunar rover. Designed to operate for roughly 10 Earth days, the rover will explore the Moon's south pole to detect and measure the presence of water and other volatiles and analyse the lunar subsurface geology.

Equipped with a drill, volatile analyser, ground-penetrating radar and neutron detector, the rover is planned to launch in 2029 and will improve our understanding of the lunar environment and the resources it may contain – critical knowledge for the next phase of lunar exploration.