NASA Discovers Water Reserves On Moon
NASA has announced that there is water on the moon. The evidence of this water was revealed after the NASA spacecraft LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observatory and Sensing Satellite) discovered water ice beds at the lunar south pole, when it impacted the moon. Cabeus - the lunar south pole crater was deliberately impacted by LCROSS.
The LCROSS spacecraft, which was built at a cost of $79 million, crashed the lunar surface so that scientists could probe the debris for the existence of water. The project scientist Anthony Colaprete, who is also the principal researcher for NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffet Field, said "Indeed yes, we found water. And we didn't find just a little bit, we found a major amount."
It might be remembered that Chandrayan, the Indian lunar probe had established evidence of water on Moon and shared the findings with NASA almost a month ago. Chandrayan has NASA’s lunar analyzing equipment built-in on board.
For long, scientists have alleged that there is water on the surface of moon, predominantly at its south pole, which is permanently shadowed by craters. These craters have frozen water since the temperature is wintry. NASA has been analyzing the debris of the lunar crater by its sensing satellite and is planning to launch a mission to the moon by 2020.
For long, scientists have alleged that there is water on the surface of moon, predominantly at its south pole, which is permanently shadowed by craters. These craters have frozen water since the temperature is wintry. NASA has been analyzing the debris of the lunar crater by its sensing satellite and is planning to launch a mission to the moon by 2020.
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