Moon Orbiting Laser Sees Ice in Deep Crater? | Video
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
Nearly 22% of the floor and walls of Shackelton Crater at the Moon's South Pole could be ice. Illuminated by a laser on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) researchers measured the brightness of the area, gauging the amount of ice.