Moon punch draws a crowd to Mountain View
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 23:14
in Astronomy & Space
A NASA satellite will steer a spacecraft into the Cabeus crater at 4:30 a.m., then check the cloud of dust for water. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Hundreds of people hunkered down in tents and sleeping bags on a chilly Bay Area evening to watch a NASA spacecraft punch a hole in the moon.