Target Audience: NASA's Friday Moon Crash Offers Plenty of Opportunities for Amateur Viewing
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 15:56
in Astronomy & Space
The astronomy community, amateurs and professionals alike, will turn its attention to the moon early tomorrow morning in the hopes of confirming the long-suspected presence of water ice trapped in permanently shadowed areas near the lunar poles (not to mention the drama of seeing two man-made objects crash into the moon). A research collaboration showed last month that water exists at very low levels across the lunar surface , but concentrated ice deposits would likely be a more accessible and abundant resource. [More]
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