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Top Story

LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon

The Visible camera image showing the ejecta plume at about 20 seconds after impact.

11.13.09

Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite indicates that the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9, 2009, impacts near the moon's south pole.

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NASA Briefs Preliminary Plume Findings From Moon ...

LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) impact artwork

11.10.09

NASA will hold a news conference Friday to talk about early science results from its successful moon impacting mission, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS.

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News and Features

Successful Partnerships Enable a Successful Mission

The success of the LCROSS mission is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the men and women of the LCROSS team.
More Images from the Centaur Impact

Last week, NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) plunged headlong into Cabeus crater, and the nine LCROSS instruments successfully captured each phase of the impact sequence: the impact flash, the ejecta plume, and the creation of the Centaur crater.
NASA'S LCROSS Captures All Phases of Centaur Impact

NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a smashing success, returning tantalizing data about the Centaur impact before the spacecraft itself impacted the surface of the moon.
Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact

LRO's Diviner instrument obtained a series of thermal maps before and after the impact at approximately two hour intervals at an angle of approximately 48 degrees off nadir.
NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater to Find Water Ice

NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present.