Illustration of the region of the Moon where SOFIA detected water molecules

Illustration of the region of the Moon where SOFIA detected water molecules
Illustration of the region of the Moon where SOFIA detected water molecules
This illustration shows the location of Clavius Crater on the Moon. There, the SOFIA flying observatory was able to detect water molecules outside the permanent shadow at the lunar poles for the first time. The enlargement depicts such water molecules bound in the surface substrate.
Credit:

NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter

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