Rationale:
Mooncasts - Multiply cameras located on both robot rover and lander module will provide pictures/video necessary for completing mooncast requirements. Hi bandwidth transmission technology will support communication of Hi Def pictures and video back to orbiter and then earth from landing site.
Extended Travel - Rover will have extended time on the lunar surface. Landing site, Aitken Basin at the South Pole, will give opportunity for distance travel to two illuminated areas for rover to recharge. Rover will traverse outside edge of Gerlache crater and make several trips from rim site to crater basin to explore for water ice.
Surviving the Lunar Night - Rover will be well insulated to endure the temperature range of the South Pole area which is less than other landing sites. Recharging will be possible through most of the mission, including at least three times during the lunar night because of the high illumination of the South Pole area.
Discovering Water Ice - Rover will have time to explore Gerlache crater. Rover will have robust design to travel into best areas for discovering water ice. Subsystems will include instruments designed to identify location of water ice. Data from Clementine, LRO will aid in choice of locations to explore.
