Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data

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Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the area near the moon's south pole.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Music: Stay in Orbit by Victor Lundberg / courtesy of Epidemic Sound