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Images show puny plume from moon crash

Another moon mission suggests iron and mercury, not frozen water, were kicked up

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

The Centaur rocket that was deliberately crashed into one of the moon’s southern craters October 9 did in fact kick up a plume, even though the plume was not initially as large as hoped.

BARELY THERE When a spent rocket was deliberately crashed into a lunar crater October 9, it did kick up a plume, according to this image released October 16.