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Published online 9 October 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.995
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Moon smash gives off flash
Early observations show no debris plume in the search for ice.
For many astronomers, NASA's frontal assault on the Moon ended in a fizzle on Friday. The Lunar Crater Remote Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crashed near the lunar south pole as planned, but an expected plume of bright debris was nowhere to be seen.
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