NASA Briefs Preliminary Plume Findings from Moon Mission |
NASA Briefs Preliminary Plume Findings from Moon Mission |
Nov 10 2009, 09:26 PM
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Nov 14 2009, 01:02 PM
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It could be from the strength of the spectral signal against the background.
They said 100kg is the estimated lower limit in the field of view. Many volatiles were quickly vaporized and expanded away. |
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Nov 14 2009, 05:41 PM
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It could be from the strength of the spectral signal against the background. Right. I thought the 100kg was an estimate of what was actually seen in a narrow field of view and that they are not ready to estimate what was in the entire plume or in the entire excavated area. |
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