Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Water on the Moon

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published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
edited by Andrew Fraknoi
written by Carolyn Collins-Petersen
consultant: Brian Day

This item is a podcast audio presentation about scientists' search for water at our moon's polar regions. Brian Day of NASA's LCROSS Mission discusses the water-hunting project, in which scientists blast the upper stage of a moon rocket into one of the permanently shadowed craters at the south pole of the Moon. The podcast aired prior to the mission, which took place on October 29, 2009. The resulting impact churned up debris that shows evidence of water on the Moon.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Be sure not to miss the collection of resources on the Moon that accompanies this item. Users will find an impressive and extensive set of links to books, articles, papers, simulations, classroom activities, and background information on Earth's moon.

This resource is one episode of Astronomy Behind the Headlines a web-based monthly periodical that features short interviews about the latest discoveries in astronomy and space science.

This resource was published and maintained by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Fundamentals = Lunar Phases - Solar System = The Moon - Space Exploration = Robotic Exploration	- High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Lecture/Presentation - Reference Material = Periodical - Audio/Visual = Sound

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2009 Loch Ness Productions, 2010. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2010.
Keywords:: LCROSS Mission, Moon crater, Moon exploration, astronomy interviews, interviews, online magazine, online periodical, periodical, podcast, reading lists, resource guide
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created March 3, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 30, 2009
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9879">Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Water on the Moon. Edited by Andrew Fraknoi. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November 30, 2009.</a>

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C. Collins-Petersen, , edited by A. Fraknoi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH03.html).

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C. Collins-Petersen, Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Water on the Moon, edited by A. Fraknoi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009), <http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH03.html>.

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Collins-Petersen, C. (2009, November 30). Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Water on the Moon. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Astronomical Society of the Pacific: http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH03.html

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Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Water on the Moon. Edited by Andrew Fraknoi. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November 30, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH03.html (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Water on the Moon. Ed. Fraknoi, Andrew. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009. 30 Nov. 2009. 1 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH03.html>.

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Is Associated With http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html

This NASA news release dated 11/09/2009 confirms that the LCROSS Mission indicates the presence of water on the south pole of the Moon.

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