NASA's Lunar Prospector finds ice on moon, maps gravity

NASA's Lunar Prospector found "significant" quantities of water ice at the moon's poles during its first month in orbit around the earth's satellite, and also produced a first-order map of the moon's gravity that will allow future lunar orbiters to carry less fuel. The presence of ice at the poles...

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