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The LCROSS science payload consists of two near-infrared spectrometers, a visible light spectrometer, two mid-infrared cameras, two near-infrared cameras, a visible camera and a visible radiometer.
Originally posted by strNick
..what's wrong with crashing a big piece of metal into the surface of the Moon? Thousands of planes crash right into our planet, upper stages of the rockets crash too and who cares?
Originally posted by Neo__
More space garbage on the moon that will never erode. It'll be there for millions of years.
Originally posted by ualredyknow
Ok you can't send man back too the moon but you can send a bomb , what the hell is this white house is not telling the people of the world . if this is true we have to stop this now!
Originally posted by lucentenigma
Reminds me of the remake of H.G. Wells 'Time Machine'.
They bomb the Moon and it causes it to break up.
Should be interesting to watch.
[edit on 6-10-2009 by lucentenigma]
Cabeus was not the team's first choice because a large ridge obstructs the view of the crater from Earth. "There is a large mountain that's about six kilometres tall or so on the northern side of the crater. So the ejecta has to fly up higher before it becomes visible to Earth observers," Colaprete told New Scientist. Most of the debris in the plume created by LCROSS's launch rocket stage is expected to extend no more than 10 kilometres above the lunar surface.
But according to a statement issued on Monday, the team believes that "Cabeus shows, with the greatest level of certainty, the highest hydrogen concentrations at the south pole". LCROSS's thrusters were fired on Friday to put its trajectory in line with its new target.
And the team is expecting the plume created by LCROSS and its rocket stage will still be clearly visible. A small valley in Cabeus's ridge is expected to help boost visibility, allowing sunlight to trickle in and illuminate the ejected debris earlier than previous estimates, the statement says.
Originally posted by strNick
No one is going to bomb the Moon soon! Jose Escamilla brainwashed you, OP and thousands of YouTube users.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by endtimesrhere
Mostly because (as the article states)
But according to a statement issued on Monday, the team believes that "Cabeus shows, with the greatest level of certainty, the highest hydrogen concentrations at the south pole". LCROSS's thrusters were fired on Friday to put its trajectory in line with its new target.
But also (as the article also states)
And the team is expecting the plume created by LCROSS and its rocket stage will still be clearly visible. A small valley in Cabeus's ridge is expected to help boost visibility, allowing sunlight to trickle in and illuminate the ejected debris earlier than previous estimates, the statement says.
[edit on 10/6/2009 by Phage]