First analysis of soil near the moon's south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched last summer and its Vikram lander touched down on the moon's surface last August. Shortly thereafter, it released a rover called Pragyan. Since that time, the rover has been meandering around the surface of the moon near its south pole, collecting and testing soil samples along with measuring seismic activity and atmospheric conditions.