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NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Makes Discovery with Lunar Crater

The LCROSS mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. This discovery will help us better understand the moon and possibly the development of our solar system. Michael Wargo, chief lunar scientist at NASA headquarters in Washington said, “The moon harbors many secrets, and LCROSS has added a new layer to our understanding.”

The discovery of water could be more widespread and in greater quantity than previously suspected. It’s in question whether this could hold a key to the history and evolution of our solar system. LCROSS project scientist Anthony Colaprete said, “Multiple lines of evidence show water was present in both the high angle vapor plume and the ejecta curtain created by the LCROSS Centaur impact. The concentration and distribution of water and other substances requires further analysis, but it is safe to say Cabeus holds water.”

I think this is actually very exciting. To see the way science evolves and how we learn more about the solar system is intriguing. What possible questions and answers could present themselves later because of the data found through LCROSS. I can see LCROSS making so much progress that my descendents will be learning about information found through it in years to come.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasas-lcross-impacts-confirm-water-in-lunar-crater-69977192.html