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Glenn

All clangers are advised to don tin hats and stay well away.

Tomorrow lunchtime NASA will crash a rocket into the moon.
"As the ejecta rises above the target crater’s rim and is exposed to sunlight, any water-ice, hydrocarbons or organics will vaporize and break down into their basic components. These components primarily will be monitored by the visible and infrared spectrometers. The near-infrared and mid-infrared cameras will determine the total amount and distribution of water in the debris plume. The spacecraft’s visible camera will track the impact location and the behavior of the debris plume while the visible radiometer will measure the flash created by the Centaur impact."

There's more about it here

http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/mission.htm

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/05oct_lcrossvg.htm

It will be shown on NASA tv starting at 12.15 British Summer Time with the impact expected about 12.30BST.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

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olympicflame · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject:

They have to meddle dont they.

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Glenn · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:49 am Post subject:

Daily Mail article about it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/scienc...re-crash-probe-lunar-surface.html

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