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  • NASA probe scents crusty bonanza in dark moon bottoms ( Looking for water )

    09/19/2009 9:27:55 AM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 28 replies · 1,166+ views
    The Register ^ | 18th September 2009 12:10 GMT | Lewis Page
    Shadow icebergs of the lunar antarctic???? NASA says that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) probe in orbit around the Moon has detected neutron signatures indicating possible frozen water deposits hidden in craters at the lunar south pole. Tough country for ice mining. One of the LRO's main missions is to find water on the Moon, which would make it far less expensive and difficult to establish manned bases there. The deep crater bottoms of the lunar antarctic are considered to be a particularly promising place to look, as they are permanently in shadow - never receiving any sunlight which could...