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, 07:44 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Z, the crater diameter is actually 20-30 meters, not km.
Again, though, I can't see what these results really tell us other than that water & some other volatiles are in fact present. They may be able to set an upper limit on the amount present at this spot, but any further extrapolation would apparently require a number of assumptions. That being said, it's still an important & exciting experiment. We are now certain that there is water in this region. How much is still anyone's guess. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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