LEND: The Lunar Neutron Counter
How would you find out where to look for water on the Moon? NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has a unique answer: Count the neutrons coming from the Moon! By measuring the relative amounts of slow and fast neutrons coming from soil on the Moon, scientists think they can estimate the amount of hydrogen. And it's believed that where there's hydrogen, there might also be water! Find out more about LEND by watching this video.
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animator
- Chris Smith (HTSI)
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Video editor
- Chris Smith (HTSI)
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Narrator
- Chris Smith (HTSI)
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Producer
- Chris Smith (HTSI)
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Scientists
- Richard Vondrak (NASA/GSFC)
- John Keller (NASA/GSFC)
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Writer
- Chris Smith (HTSI)
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This page was originally published on Thursday, March 31, 2011.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT.
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