Moon Orbiting Laser Sees Ice in Deep Crater? | Video
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Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology
Nearly 22% of the floor and walls of Shackelton Crater at the Moon's South Pole could be ice. Illuminated by a laser on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) researchers measured the brightness of the area, gauging the amount of ice.
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