High-res Radar Images Probably Show Water Ice In Lunar Crater

Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Planetary scientists will use radar images collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to pinpoint thick deposits of water ice in lunar craters. Work with the Mini-RF synthetic aperture radar (SAR) on the LRO follows findings by a similar instrument called the Mini-SAR on India’s...

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