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Old October 7th 07, 11:42 PM posted to soc.culture.indian,sci.space.policy,alt.astronomy,soc.culture.usa
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Default 11 scientific instruments onboard India's moon craft

On Oct 6, 10:27 pm, fruitella wrote:

The mini-SAR will be used to map the lunar polar ice and the data
generated from it will help in estimating water content in the moon's
polar region.


There is no polar ice, unless it's of an underground sequestered ice
or salty brine of whatever's sealed off from the vacuum of space, and
otherwise protected from the solar wind.
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