Ice on the Moon
1996-12-03T22:23:43-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDAzXC8xOTk2MTIwMzIyMjUyNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Scientists announced that there may be some water near the south pole of the moon. A military satellite, Clementine, beamed radar waves to different parts of the lunar surface and this particular area gave back a signal suggesting that water was there. Next October, a spacecraft will be launched to orbit the moon in order to confirm or contradict this evidence.
Scientists announced that there may be some water near the south pole of the moon. A military satellite, Clementine, beamed radar waves to d… read more
Scientists announced that there may be some water near the south pole of the moon. A military satellite, Clementine, beamed radar waves to different parts of the lunar surface and this particular area gave back a signal suggesting that water was there. Next October, a spacecraft will be launched to orbit the moon in order to confirm or contradict this evidence. close
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- Dwight Dustin Assistant Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Organization->Technology
- Lawrence Nozette Adviser Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory->Technical Affairs
- Pedro Rustan Project Manager National Reconnaissance Office
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