Anyone remember talks of finding out if there any water on the moon? Well, NASA did it, as reported by the
New York Times. The 2 piece ship, one part empty rocket, one part small craft to measure the results, smashed in to the moon on October 9. However, instead of the data craft simply collecting data, it also crashed on to the surface. The point of causing an impact is that the crater, which was 60 to 100 feet wide, is that it throws up
particles beneath the surface. These particles had water in them, which scientists were able to tell because of
telltale color changes.
“We got more than just whiff,” said Peter H. Schultz, a professor of geological sciences at Brown University and a co-investigator of the mission. “We practically tasted it with the impact.”
Scientists hope that the evidence of water on the moon shows that some day it may be a suitable place to live.
Good job, Chase. 25/25
ReplyDeleteNext time, perhaps you can pull out some vocabulary that's a little more technical than "particles" or "whiff".
I thought this mission was fascinating. How cool would it be to be the scientist who gets to crash rockets into the moon?