Browse and search images of the moon contributed by astronomers from around the world. The Public Observation Campaign involves observations of the moon leading up to and during the impact of LCROSS with the lunar surface.
When the LCROSS Centaur upper stage impacts the south pole of the Moon on October 9, 2009, amateur astronomers that can take high-resolution images, video, and spectra of the Moon will be able to contribute to the LCROSS mission.
The LCROSS Mission Objectives include confirming the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater in the Moon’s polar regions. The identifications of water is very important to the future of human activities on the Moon.
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Mt. Wilson reports no plume
Observing with 16" and 60" telescopes on Mt. Wilson in Southern California, teams from NASA/Ames, Raytheon and Mt. Wilson Institute report no plume apparent on the video monitors during the impact. Raw data is being analyzed which may bring ...
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NEW FILE SHOWING IMPACT LOCATIONS
Principal Investigator Tony Colaprete's file showing final impact locations inside the crater Cabeus and plume visualization tools are posted on this site at: http://apps.nasa.gov/lcross/observations/files/19/
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FINAL COORDINATES ARE . . .
Final LCROSS Centaur (Main Impactor) and Sheparding Spacecraft (SSC) target coordinates inside Cabeus Crater are: Centaur: -84.675, 311.275 E SSC: -84.729, 310.64 EElevations (Assumed Lunar radius: 1737.4 km): Centaur target elev: -3.82693 km SSC ...
RT @worden Successful end of mission. Now we have to see what the data shows
RT @NASA_EDGE Congratulations @LCROSS_NASA on a great impact! Now the science begins.
The LCROSS Post Impact News Conference from NASA Ames begins at 7:00 a.m. on NASA TV.
Hi! This LCROSS Science Team at Ames here. The LCROSS mission has ended. But the scientific discovery continues.