NASA selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover

This handout illustration courtesy of NASA shows NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon

This handout illustration courtesy of NASA shows NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon

NASA on Monday announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the Moon's south pole called the Nobile Crater in 2023.

"Nobile Crater is an impact crater near the south pole that was born through a collision with another smaller celestial body," Lori Glaze, director of NASA's planetary science division told reporters.