ISRO, NASA to announce discovery of water on the moon
24 Sep 2009
Bangalore: ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair today described as "path-breaking" the news that payloads onboard the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter had found evidence of water on the moon. He also pointed out that no lunar odyssey so far had given such a "positive" conclusion.
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| In the image sent by the M3 of the Orientale region, the left image in colour is a composite of 28 separate wavelengths of light reflected from the moon. The red colour shows changes in rock and mineral composition, while the green shows the existence of iron-bearing minerals. The photo on the right provides a detailed view of the surface of the moon. |
''Our instruments such as the Moon Impact Probe and NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper have found evidence of water on the moon,'' an ISRO spokesperson S Satish informed the media. ''The data obtained from these instruments show there is evidence of water.''
According to Satish, the Indian Space Research Organisation will release a statement later today along with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The discovery will also be detailed later today by NASA at a news conference.
The Indian space agency will hold a press conference at 10 am tomorrow, Satish said.
The discovery is set to change the face of lunar exploration, scientists and experts around the world are suggesting.
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