Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
There is water up there and man has been up there since last DISCLOSED why hide so much basically answeres the question itself.
When NASA's Clementine spacecraft found the first signs of water back in 1994, and when NASA's Lunar Prospector in 1998 confirmed this, what they
actually found was high levels of hydrogen (not "water" specifically). However, most scientists agree that the high levels of hydrogen definitely
indicates water -- but it should be noted that some scientists disagree with that analysis, and the presence of water is still being questioned by
some.
The Lunar Prospector was also impacted into the South Pole of the Moon (just like LCROSS) in 1999 looking for signs of water, but it found none.
The Indian probe Chandrayaan-1 impacted a probe into the south pole looking for water this past year. They also sensed hydrogen in the ensuing
ejecta plume, and it was this hydrogen that is being considered water -- and it very well may be water.
It's also extremely possible that the water exists, but the LCROSS Centaur rocket impacted in a spot that has none.
[edit on 10/19/2009 by Soylent Green Is People]