Walls of lunar crater may hold patchy ice

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 15:00 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists have estimated the maximum amount of ice likely to be found inside a permanently shadowed lunar crater located near the moon's south pole. As much as 5 to 10 percent of material, by weight, could be patchy ice, according to astronomers.

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