reply to post by zombiemann
I'm confused by the times, was this for today and already happened?
LCROSS will excavate the permanently dark floor of one of the Moon’s polar craters with two heavy impactors in 2009 to test the theory that ancient ice lies buried there. The impact will eject material from the crater’s surface to create a plume that specialized instruments will be able to analyze for the presence of water (ice and vapor), hydrocarbons and hydrated materials.
Originally posted by justjoemusic
reply to post by Copernicus
Call me dumb or whatever but, why bomb the moon anyway? they 'supposedly' sent astronauts to the Moon to do various experiments and take samples so shouldnt they of been able to see whether water exists or did once exist on the moon then or not?
Hmmm.... the whole thing seems weird to me anyway.
The upper stage of the launch vehicle (about the weight of a large SUV) will impact into either the North or South Pole of the Moon at over 9,000 km/h (5,600 mph).