A recent NASA press release announced that the deliberate crash of a spacecraft into the moon's shadowy crater Cabeus on June 18 has revealed substantial amounts of water. The discovery, made by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission could have major implications. If the water is billions of years old, it may reveal secrets of the evolution of the solar system as well as provide resources for future expeditions. Due to the permanently low temperatures in the shady regions, material of interest may have been trapped in Cabeus for billions of years and will provide valuable information about our closest neighbour.
(Ontarion news brief- 11.19.09)
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