Wednesday, March 15, 2023

New Map Shows Distribution of Water Near Moon's South Pole | NASA Ames

New Map Shows Distribution of Water Near Moon's South Pole | NASA Ames

[No Audio] A new study using the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has pieced together the first detailed, wide-area map of water distribution on the Moon. The new map covers about one-quarter of the Earth-facing side of the lunar surface below 60 degrees latitude and extends to the Moon’s South Pole. In this data visualization, SOFIA’s lunar water observations are indicated using color, with blue representing areas of higher water signal, and brown lower.


Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: March 15, 2023


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