NASA'S SOFIA Discover's water on sunlit surface of moon! 🌑

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NASA showing the H20 particles on the moon.
Credit: NASA official

NASA's SOFIA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy has confirmed for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the mini. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the Lunar surface, Not limited to cold, shadowed places.

This can also be proof that it will rain on the moon occasionally. And the presence of water may also be proof of how water originated on Earth.

SOFIA has detected water molecules (H20) in Clavius crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth, located in the moon's southern hemisphere.

The picture showing Clavius crater
Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Previous observations of the Moon’s surface detected some form of hydrogen but were unable to distinguish between water and its close chemical relative, hydroxyl (OH).

Data from this location is equal to a 12-ounce bottle of water - trapped in a cubic meter of soil, that is spread across the Lunar Surface.

About SOFIA:

SOFIA offered a new means of looking at the Moon. Flying at altitudes of up to 45,000 feet, this modified Boeing 747SP jetliner with a 106-inch diameter telescope reaches above 99% of the water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere to get a clearer view of the infrared universe. Using its Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST), SOFIA was able to pick up the specific wavelength unique to water molecules, at 6.1 microns, and discovered a relatively surprising concentration in sunny Clavius Crater.

NASA'S SOFIA

This is would be a new horizon and will help a lot in research ways for the Artemis program that is coming up. And at the same time, Will it answer our question about extraterrestrials? Or did we come from our moon?

Humans again to the moon? Including the first Woman and the next man? Artemis Program - That will be the next topic for the blog!

See you!

Raksita Rajagopal

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