A current renaissance of lunar exploration enables to search for lunar water deposits directly on the surface of the Moon with robotic rovers. We present a novel miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer capable of mapping the water deposits using non-invasive detection of neutrons created underground by cosmic rays and thermalized by hydrogen. This prospecting package consists of a radiation detector to monitor the cosmic rays background, a thermal/epithermal neutron detector to measure flux of neutrons moderated by water, and a gamma spectrometer suitable for monitoring local changes of major elemental components of the lunar regolith. Using miniature semiconductor detectors allows to deploy them even on small commercial rovers where resources are extremely limited. The prospecting package is being developed for ispace lunar rover and studied for ESA EL3 rover. It is based on Timepix pixel sensors, with space heritage onboard NASA, ESA and JAXA vessels.

当前月球探索的复兴使得能够使用机器人漫游者直接在月球表面寻找月球水沉积物。我们提出了一种新型的微型半导体中子能谱仪，它能够使用非侵入式检测由宇宙射线在地下产生并由氢热化的中子来绘制水沉积物。该勘探包包括一个用于监测宇宙射线背景的辐射探测器、一个用于测量由水缓和的中子通量的热/超热中子探测器，以及一个适用于监测月球风化层主要元素成分局部变化的伽马能谱仪。使用微型半导体探测器甚至可以将它们部署在资源极其有限的小型商业漫游车上。正在为 ispace 月球车开发勘探包，并为 ESA EL3 漫游车进行研究。它基于 Timepix 像素传感器，在 NASA、ESA 和 JAXA 船上拥有太空遗产。