Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H <sub>2</sub> O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M <sup>3</sup> on Chandrayaan-1

M. Pieters, C.; N. Goswami, J.; N. Clark, R.; Annadurai, M.; Boardman, J.; J. Buratti, B.; Combe, Jean‐Philippe; D. Dyar, M.; Green, R.; W. Head, J.; A. Hibbitts, C.; Hicks, M.; Isaacson, P.; L. Klima, R.; Kramer, G.; Kumar, Shashi; Livo, Eric; Lundeen, S.; Malaret, E.; B. McCord, T.; F. Mustard, John; W. Nettles, J.; E. Petro, N.; Runyon, C.; Staid, M.; M. Sunshine, J.; A. Taylor, L.; Tompkins, S.; Varanasi, P.

doi:10.1126/science.1178658

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Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H 2 O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M 3 on Chandrayaan-1

Published in Science • Sep 25, 2009

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C. M. Pieters

J. N. Goswami

R. N. Clark

Abstract

The search for water on the surface of the anhydrous Moon had remained an unfulfilled quest for 40 years. However, the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan-1 has recently detected absorption features near 2.8 to 3.0 micrometers on the surface of the Moon. For silicate bodies, such features are...

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Regolith

Astrobiology

Impact crater

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