NASA LCROSS Lunar Impact Mission

The main LCROSS mission objective is to confirm the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater near a lunar polar region. On final approach to the moon, the shepherding spacecraft and Centaur will separate. The Centaur will act as a heavy impactor to create a debris plume that will rise above the lunar surface. Projected impact at the lunar South Pole is currently: Oct 9, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. PDT. The debris plumes are expected to be visible from Earth and space based telescopes 10 to 12 inches and larger.

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