is there water on the moon discover

Moon’s secrets have been held, perhaps billions of years, is now being revealed to those who delight scientists and space enthusiasts alike.

A new chapter in our understanding of NASA moon opened today. Lunar crater observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS the initial data, indicates that water testing mission October 9, 2009 in permanently shadowed Cabeus the moon’s south pole has been successful during the meeting.

Hole in the bottom of the upper-level impact of LCROSS Centaur two articles to create a column. Elevation angle of the first part the clouds of vapor and fine dust, and other low angle ejecta curtain heavy content. This material had not seen the sun billions of years.

,, NASA headquarters in Washington on the moon, the chief scientist Michael Wargo “We and our solar system in detail. And the moon to get a neighbor’s secrets revealed many secrets of the house, and a new layer was added to our understanding LCROSS “said.

Scientists about the source of large quantities of hydrogen in the lunar poles have long speculated celebrated for. Results of the LCROSS water issue, which is prevalent more and more quantities can be thought of before but has shed a new light.

Solar system history and development of permanently shadowed regions can achieve a significant, although as the center of the ice formed on the basis of samples taken from old data shows. In addition, water and other compounds is possible that future resources can be continued in the moon are looking for.

After the impact, and is virtually non LCROSS Science Team is working, a large amount of data has been collected close analysis of spacecraft. Satellite spectrum, which provides information about the presence of water data from the focus on critical team. Spectrometer and study of light emitted or absorbed by materials that help to determine the structure.

“We happy ‘are, LCROSS project is Anthony Colaprete world NASA Ames Moffett Field, California,” Multiple lines of evidence in the Research Center is the chief investigator said the show was a high water vapor column angle created by the impact ejecta LCROSS Centaur Each of the scenes were present. Concentration and water and other materials that require more analysis of the distribution, but say Cabeus water reserves. ”

Team, water and other supplies and infrared spectral infrared spectrometer took effect compared to the spectra collected by LCROSS is to go to.

, Colaprete for water “we were able to match the LCROSS spectra data including spectra when we” did. “Any other suitable combination of other compounds that we have tried to match these observations. Santo infection including the possible existence were.”

Ultraviolet radiation, which Haidroksil Sun, producer, and water was blamed for a collapse of the spectrum confirmed an additional emissions. When excited atoms and molecules, specific wavelengths that are identified from the spectrum but they are energy release. A similar process is used in neon signs. When the electricity, gas will produce a distinctive different color. Spectroscopy, ultraviolet radiation, visible sign Haidroksil detect water vapor in the sunlight just after impact must meet the clouds.

Other equipment that state and about the distribution of these materials for additional evidence of the impact analysis are LCROSS site data. Data from more than their colleagues fret LCROSS Science Team, along with the impact of the event to understand, Flash hole, and the last goal in particular on the distribution of explosive materials within the Earth, agreed at the site of impact .

“LCROSS will take some time to understand the full data. Data can be that rich countries,” Colaprete said. Other article of curiosity with water Cabeus side by side “, and are indicated. These regions permanently shaded from the moon’s really cold trap and collection and storage of archival materials within one billion years.”

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, one LCROSS Lunar Reconnaissance Vehicles, or LRO, as with the mission June 18, 2009 the beginning. After being separated from LRO, LCROSS spacecraft launch vehicle’s Centaur upper stage placed the cost, and killed swingby moon and orbits around the earth entered a long series of workshops.

After traveling about 113 days, and nearly 5.6 million miles (9 million square kilometers), and the LCROSS Centaur and moon have separated from the final approach. As soon as a bullet travel speed, and soon after the Centaur impact on the surface of the moon with LCROSS 4:31 PDT October 9 saw with equipment on board. Moon’s surface collected by the LCROSS impact data about four minutes.

Proximity LRO and other observatories, the impact, LCROSS team is seen from the data to work with scientists to understand the entire range LCROSS is working. To have the effect of site of impact mechanics and the team LCROSS give additional insight resulting craters LRO is continuing.

What other secrets will be revealed on the moon? This analysis is in progress!