Water on the Moon

  • NASA announced that it had found a "significant amount" of water on the moon on November 13, 2009. The discovery was a result of the LCROSS mission, which sent a missile to blast a hole near the South Pole of the moon.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html

    NASA will continue to investigate the water, including where it came from and how much is there.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html

  • Quotes

    "Multiple lines of evidence show water was present in both the high angle vapor plume and the ejecta curtain created by the LCROSS Centaur impact. The concentration and distribution of water and other substances requires further analysis, but it is safe to say Cabeus holds water."Anthony Colaprete, LCROSS project scientisthttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html

    "The full understanding of the LCROSS data may take some time. The data is that rich. "Along with the water in Cabeus, there are hints of other intriguing substances. The permanently shadowed regions of the moon are truly cold traps, collecting and preserving material over billions of years."—Anthony Colaprete, LCROSS project scientisthttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html

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