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Connect with LCROSS

Learn more about LCROSS' technology and methods for water detection at the LCROSS Project site.

Learn more about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter from the mission Web site maintained by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

LCROSS Media Resources
>LRO/LCROSS Press Kit (2.5 MB pdf)
>LCROSS Overview Factsheet (1.8 MB pdf)
>LCROSS Video Preview (29 MB Quicktime)
>LCROSS Lunar Animation (17.8 MB Quicktime)
>LCROSS Impact Simulation (7.4 MB Quicktime)

Waiter, There's Metal in My Moon Water

Water ice recently discovered on the moon is accompanied by mercury, magnesium, calcium, a bit of silver, and now sodium.
NASA Missions Uncover the Moon's Buried Treasures

Nearly a year after announcing the discovery of water molecules on the moon, scientists Thursday revealed new data uncovered by NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO.
Media Telecon: LCROSS and LRO Science Science Results of Lunar Impact
Mayor Bloomberg Views LCROSS in 3D

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is watching a modified video of the LCROSS mission through 3D glasses.
NASA's LCROSS Wins Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, mission has won Popular Mechanics magazine's 2010 Breakthrough Award for innovation in science and technology.