Resource Prospector is a cancelled mission concept by NASA of a rover that would have performed a survey expedition on a polar region of the Moon.

The rover was to attempt to detect and map the location of volatiles such as hydrogen, oxygen and lunar water which could foster more affordable and sustainable human exploration to the Moon, Mars, and other Solar System bodies.

[3][9] The Resource Prospector mission concept proposes a NASA-led collaboration that seeks international space agencies and private industry partners to maximize the value.

[15] Scientists involved in the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group sent a letter on 26 April 2018 to the NASA administrator, James Bridenstine laying their case to reverse the decision,[14] and remarked that other nations are preparing landers to stake claim on the natural resources on the south polar region of the Moon.

[15][17] NASA officials stated that under this program, Resource Prospector instruments will go forward in an expanded lunar surface campaign, instead of the original two weeks.

[1] The conceptual payload includes:[10][1][19] The drill, NSS and NIRVSS spectrometers was be launched in 2022 on board the VIPER rover, but even this mission was cancelled.