A Search for Water Ice at the Lunar Pole
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Timothy H. McConnochie; Bonnie J. Buratti; John K. Hillier; Kimberly A. Tryka
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Optical and near-IR signatures of water ice on the Moon's surface were sought in the permanently shadowed regions near its poles. Significant amounts of multiply-scattered radiation partly illuminate primary shadows cast by craters and other features. If there is water ice in the permanently shadowe