NASA finds water on Sun-lit surface of Moon
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28th Oct, 2020
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- The spacecraft SOFIA by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has found the presence of water on the sun-lit surface of the Moon.
- Earlier, ISRO Chandrayaan 1 confirmed the presence of water in the shadowed places of moon. Thus, NASA has taken the discovery of water on moon by India a step forward.
- Sofia is Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy. The spacecraft has found that water is distributed across the lunar surface.
- Sofia is a joint project of Germany and United States. It helps astronomers to study about the solar system that are not possible with ground telescopes.
- The spacecraft detected water in clavius crater.
- Clavius crater is one of the largest craters of the Moon. It is located in the southern hemisphere of the Moon.
- According to the findings of Sofia, the concentration of water in the creator is around hundred to 412 parts per million. Simply this is 12 ounce bottle of water and dust trapped in 1 cubic metre of soil.
