According to CCTV News, China will launch the Chang'e-7 lunar probe around 2026, which will also conduct environmental and resource surveys in the lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin, especially to find materials such as water ice, to lay the foundation for the construction of a future lunar base.

According to reports, Chang'e-7 will carry a seismometer to analyze the internal structure of the moon by detecting earthquakes on the front and back of the moon.