NASA 'bombs the Moon'

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) today will conduct " bombing " on Ms. Hang's surface to decipher the mystery surrounding the amount of water on the Moon.

This event will take place around 7:30 am on October 9, US time, equivalent to 19:30 Vietnamese time and will be broadcast live to millions of viewers worldwide.

The image on the computer simulates the collision on the Moon.

Scientists will track a missile and a satellite down the moon's south pole at a speed of 9,000km / h, creating a rain of rocks that can be as high as 10km that NASA hopes to help validate survival. at a given amount of water provided for future astronaut visits.

First, a NASA 2,305kg missile called the Centaur will crash into the Moon's south pole, creating a huge rocky rain and gouging about 4m deep. This hole, about 6.6 meters in diameter, is equivalent to one third of the indoor football field.

The Centaur and Shepherding satellites are separated before crashing into the Moon's surface.

4 minutes later, the Shepherding satellite will go right into the smoke rising from the Moon created by the explosion to see if there is water in the dust. Shepherding will also transfer the images of the collision to the earth before protecting the Moon.

Both Centaur and Shepherding belong to the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched by NASA on June 18 in the mission to explore the Moon.

Map of the southernmost area of ​​the Moon.

Scientists say the discovery of water on the Moon will open up manned Moon expeditions and establish the permanent settlement of humans on it.

Amateur astronomers in some parts of the world can observe telescope explosions. NASA's website will also broadcast images of explosions to viewers across the planet.

Video simulating explosions on computers: