Watch: NASA finds water on the moon’s sunlit surface too for the first time
Through the SOFIA telescope, the space agency found water molecules in the moon’s Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth.
💦🌚 Water molecules were found in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth on the Moon! This discovery from our @SOFIAtelescope indicates that water may be distributed across the surface, & not limited to cold, shadowed places. More: https://t.co/oIcCbbl50Y pic.twitter.com/Q5Ve6QwZJM
— NASA (@NASA) October 26, 2020