Showing posts with label crater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crater. Show all posts

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Evidence Mounts for Ice in Huge Lunar Crater

Source - NASA Science News for June 20, 2012

According to data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, ice may make up as much as 22 percent of the surface material in Shackleton crater at the Moon's south pole.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

LCROSS Finds Water on the Moon

Source - NASA Science News for November 13, 2009

The argument that the Moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. At a press conference today, researchers revealed data from NASA's LCROSS mission indicating that water exists in a permanently shadowed lunar crater.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/13nov_lcrossresults.htm?list894285

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Friday, September 11, 2009

NASA Selects Target Crater for Lunar Impact

Source - NASA Science News for September 11, 2009

In search of water, NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is on a collision course with the Moon. Today NASA announced exactly where the impact will take place.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/11sep_lcrosstarget.htm?list894285

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