Most of the long term scientific value of the moon sits below the regolith, down to the layers that formed from the collision with earth. There are magnetic fea

Most of the long term scientific value of the moon sits below the regolith, down to the layers that formed from the collision with earth. There are magnetic features below the surface of the moon that we are very interested in called 'lunar swirls'. We think they are old iron rich magma pipes that have solidified and become magnetic. IM-3 launches in 2025, and has a lander with the Lunar Vertex rover, hopefully this one wont fall over. Its job is to investigate one of these swirls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_swirls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_swirls Edit: I should point out, If there are lava tubes, it means there are likely caves. Caves can have atmospheres.