LADEE Spacecraft Animations

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• Animator

  • Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

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    April 15th, 2019
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    Scientists have discovered that water is being released from the moon during meteor showers. When a speck of comet debris strikes the moon it vaporizes on impact, creating a shock wave in the lunar soil. For a sufficiently large impactor, this shock wave can breach the soil’s dry upper layer and release water molecules from a hydrated layer below. The LADEE spacecraft detects these water molecules as they enter the tenuous lunar atmosphere. ||

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    ID: 13078 Produced Video

    Water Released from Moon During Meteor Showers

    April 15th, 2019
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Data from the LADEE spacecraft reveal that the lunar surface is periodically releasing water.Music provided by Killer Tracks: Virtual MemoryComplete transcript available. Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || LADEE_Moon_Earth_Preview_V4_print.jpg (1024x576) [181.9 KB] || LADEE_Moon_Earth_Preview_V4.jpg (1280x720) [281.6 KB] || LADEE_Moon_Earth_Preview_V4_searchweb.png (320x180) [46.5 KB] || LADEE_Moon_Earth_Preview_V4_thm.png (80x40) [3.9 KB] || YOUTUBE_1080_13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [176.0 MB] || FACEBOOK_720_13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [134.7 MB] || TWITTER_720_13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [21.1 MB] || 13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER.webm (960x540) [48.9 MB] || 13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [5.5 GB] || 13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER.mp4 (3840x2160) [940.5 MB] || 13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER_Output.en_US.srt [2.6 KB] || 13078_LADEE_Water_Short_MASTER_Output.en_US.vtt [2.6 KB] ||

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