Moon Surface Clavius Crater

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Using data gathered by the Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST) onboard the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), astronomers have detected water molecules (H2O) in sunny Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth, located in the Moon’s southern hemisphere. The SOFIA data reveal water in concentrations of 100-412 parts per million — roughly equivalent to 355 ml (12 ounce) of water — trapped in 1 m3 of soil spread across the lunar surface.

 

Clavius is one of the largest crater formations on the Moon and the second largest crater on the visible near side.

 

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