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US lunar probe hits moon in search for water
WASHINGTON, JULY 31: The US satellite Lunar Prospector slammed into the moon at 3:22 pm IST today in an attempt to confirm the presence o...
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WASHINGTON, JULY 31: The US satellite Lunar Prospector slammed into the moon at 3:22 pm IST today in an attempt to confirm the presence of water there, a NASA spokesman said.
“We have impacted the Lunar Prospector on the moon,” David Morse said.The satellite fired up its engines before impact in a bid to hit a crater near the moon’s south pole 50 to 60 km in diameter thought to conceal pockets of ice.
And although NASA confirmed the probe had landed right on target, it was still unclear whether it had proved the existence of ice.
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“The vehicle has impacted on the correct location,” Morse said. “We are confident we went down into the crater and hit the right location.”But he added: “We have no indication of any visible plume” (of water vapour).
It might be hours or even days before that could be confirmed, Morse said.
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