Planets and Moons  ID: 3480

Lunar Prospector Hydrogen Concentration - South Pole

Visualizations by Ernie Wright Released on September 30, 2008
In 1998 NASA's Lunar Prospector mission used the presence of hydrogen as a sign of potential ice deposits. As you can see in this video, Prospector data showed significantly more hydrogen at the south pole of the moon (areas colored blue). Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will build on this data and narrow down the regions that may contain water ice deposits.
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This animation shows evidence of high concentrations of hydrogen at the south pole of the Moon.
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Print resolution still image of hydrogen concentration over the south pole of the Moon, as detected by Lunar Prospector.

Visualization Credits

Ernie Wright (UMBC): Lead Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Producer
Noah Petro (ORAU): Scientist
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Writer
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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)

Data Used:
LRO
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Lunar Prospector/Neutron Spectrometer
December 2001
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This item is part of these series:
Lunar Prospector
The Moon

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Lunar Prospector
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Lunar Ice
SVS >> Moon >> Hydrogen
SVS >> Lunar Surface
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons