Water Molecules Found on Surface of the Moon
WASHINGTON, DC, September 28, 2009 (ENS) - A thin layer of surface dew appears to form on the surface of the Moon then dissipate each day, new data from spacecraft reveal.
Data from the Deep Impact spacecraft and also from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, M3, an instrument aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, provide for the first time, clear evidence that water exists on the surface of the Moon, according to scientists with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, the Indian Space Research Organizaion and University of Maryland.