FROM SPACE.COM www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090923-moon-water-discovery.html
WATER ON THE MOON: How much water can you squeeze out of a ton of moondust? About 32 ounces, according to NASA. In a press conference on Thursday, the space agency announced that three spacecraft have found signs of water molecules mixed in lunar topsoil. This bodes well for future lunar explorers who could use H2O to drink--or O2 to breathe--or H2 for rocket fuel to get back to Earth! Science@NASA has the full story.
GET READY FOR THE LCROSS IMPACT ON THE MOON! www.space.com/missionlaunches/090911-lcross-target.html
What will happen
LCROSS will first release its Centaur stage rocket to impact the South Pole lunar crater, Cabeus A, then LCROSS itself will impact the lunar surface at about 5,580 mph (8,980 kph), and the resulting ejecta can be examined for signatures of water.
Observe the LCROSS impacts!
Date & Time:
Projected lunar impact is on October 9, 2009 at 11:30 UT (1:30 am Hawaii Time), +/- 30 minutes.
The impact time will be refined as the mission progresses. Two weeks prior to impact, the impact time will be known to within a second.
Check back on this webpage for the most up-to-date timing information.
Location:
LCROSS will impact at the south pole of the Moon. The final site selection will be made 30 days prior to impact.
