We are leveraging current Wireless Sensor Network technology to develop an easily deployable, and inexpensive wireless sensor (LunarWSN) network that’s can be used for future planetary in-situ exploration. The network can operate in-situ resource detection and surface environment monitoring. The localization and communication network that is set-up by the LunarWSN can also serve as an early infrastructure to provide position/navigation and communication service for astronauts and other systems that working on the lunar surface.