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The article tells about the results of integrated study of the craters at the Moon’s South Pole with permanently shadowed region of craters. The surface of the craters that are situated in the area of the Moon’s South Pole is not exposed to the direct sun light and has extremely low temperature (below 90 K), which remains for billions of years. The estimated values of photometric parameters in visible and infra-red spectral ranges show that the illumination condi-tions of pole craters create prerequisites for formation of considerable water ice fields in the cold traps of the craters. High content of hydrogen in the Moon’s soil is proved by measurement made by KA Lunar Prospector (LP) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).