6 Oct
2009
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is sending its Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) on a mission to fire a missile at twice the speed of a bullet into the south pole of the Moon on Friday. It’s mission is to create an enormous plume of moondust, which will be photographed by a pursuing spacecraft and analyzed for possible water content. The event is expected to be visible from Earth through any 10- to 12-inch telescope with the optimum viewing time at 7:30 am EDT.
Last month, “Science” journal reported a recent space probe confirmed the presence of trace water on the Moon. Jessica Sunshine, a University of Maryland astronomer who studied data from the probe, said the water is a thin film of molecules on the Moon’s surface, but could indicate more traditional sources of water underground:
“It’s not liquid water, it’s not frozen water and it’s not gaseous water.”
Should water indeed be discovered, it could serve as drinking water for astronauts and/or rocket fuel.
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