Around 7:30 a.m. this morning, NASA launched two pieces of equipment into a crater within a permanent shadow on the moon's southern surface.
The first, a rocket, was expected to hit the moon with enough force to kick up more than 250 metric tons of dust.
The second, a satellite packed with spectrometers, near-infrared cameras, a visible camera and a visible radiometer, followed the rocket collecting data on the debris it passed through.
NASA hopes the data collected today will show whether or not H20 still exists in or on the moon.
The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) cost the American taxpayers around $79 million. But given the scientific implications of discovering water on the moon is well worth this space bargain.
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