NASA's LCROSS Moon Impact Mission Provides Great Data

Several sources are sending us reports of NASA's recent LCROSS Moon impact mission. While the visual results seem to be less than stunning, LCROSS Principal Investigator Anthony Colaprete said the initial results produced "the data we need," but refused to say anything about "water or no water." "The goal of this dual impact was to have the Centaur upper stage impact first, allowing the LCROSS spacecraft to observe close-up the results of the impact. In fairness, the view from LCROSS as it approached the moon was amazing — even though there was no obvious visual evidence of impact, which early data from the infrared camera on the craft indicates did occur. What happens next is a whole lot of math and science. The LCROSS spacecraft included nine individual science instruments. This suite of instruments consisted of one visible camera, two near-infrared cameras, two mid-infrared cameras, a visible light spectrometer, two near-infrared spectrometers, and a photometer. All nine of those instruments were gathering data simultaneously and streaming that data back to Earth."

Provides great data?

[Kemanorel]

For great justice!

Where was the kaboom?

[Anonymous Coward]

There was supposed to be an ice-shattering kaboom!

Maybe the LRO will show something, because I sure as hell didn't see anything at 4:30 this morning.

We will never colonize the moon

[sakdoctor]

The moon has a completely insurmountable 1.2 second ping.
Even if a first generation move to the moon, their kids won't put up with a 1.2+ second ping in halo, and will move back to earth when they are 16.
So you see, it won't be sustainable.

Oblig

[russlar]

"I have just signed legislation outlawing the Moon. We begin bombing in 5 minutes."

Re:We will never colonize the moon

[Sets_Chaos]

What do you think the carbon nanotubes are for? We are going to run those to the moon to drop ping times down to more acceptable level. Everyone know wired is way faster than wireless...

Re:Why we should blow up the moon...

[peragrin]

If you listened to the conspiracy idiots recently you would think we did blow up the moon.

Re:Is it just me

[Ethanol-fueled]

It's NASA speak for "*sigh*, what the fuck are we even doing?"

A high energy impact with the moon's surface..

[blind biker]

followed by "a whole lot of math and science".

Pure orgasm.

News at 10:00

[Titanarm]

Jim: This just in, we have confirmed reports that the two NASA probes that slammed into the moon earlier today have irrevocably changed the moons trajectory in such a way that it will intersect with Earth's. Scientist's calculated that impact will oc

Incomplete Data . . .

[PolygamousRanchKid]

All nine of those instruments were gathering data simultaneously and streaming that data back to Earth.

Unfortunately, this high volume of data alerted the MPAA/RIAA that copyright theft was in progress, and their lawyers ordered a DMCA take down order to cut off data transmission from the moon. So not all the data was received.

The Moon must appear in court in order for its data service to be restored.

Re:After 40 years

[PhxBlue]

At least they didn't miss!

Re:A high energy impact with the moon's surface..

[skine]

I think when you mix math and science it's an applied orgasm.

Re:We will never colonize the moon

[khallow]

Besides the Moon is high ground. Bomb the Earth till they move all the servers up there.